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cwin
11-08-2003, 10:51 AM
http://cwin.redirectme.net/kb/argh.php

In IE the search box gets bigger depending on the amount of text in the content frame. The table layout is like this... (see attachment)
In other browsers it works fine. Any way of getting around this? It has been happening quite a lot.

cwin
11-08-2003, 10:59 AM
OOPS!
Forgot the attachment

cwin
11-08-2003, 11:51 AM
More stuff....
I stripped it down to the basic table, still has a problem

http://www.cwin.redirectme.net/****/1.php
http://www.cwin.redirectme.net/****/2.php

In the second one, all i did was type a few <p>&nbsp;</p> into it a few times... and the white box grew

cwin
11-08-2003, 11:52 AM
but it works fine in mozilla

Jgedeon
11-08-2003, 12:53 PM
Looks like you are changing the size of the row since there is a table inside the cell in the same row.

cwin
11-08-2003, 01:06 PM
I am not changing the size of anything... look at the source of the two links...., all i did was put some returns in the yellow box, and the white box got bigger. They are not even in the same cell. I have had it happen across tables too... 2 different tables would change sizes...

Jgedeon
11-08-2003, 01:09 PM
Look at your code. You are changing the size. Of one of the cells in the same row.

cwin
11-08-2003, 01:11 PM
nope... there is an individual table... i am not changing the size of the cell. :t

cwin
11-08-2003, 01:12 PM
And if you dont believe me, take it into dreamweaver or something and see there.... also, why does it work as i intend it to in every other browser except internet explorer?

Jgedeon
11-08-2003, 01:19 PM
Start of first table<table width="100%" height="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
Start of row<tr>
start of cell <td width="250" height="30" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
This is a cell. It should only be<br>
30px vertical &amp; 250px across </td>end of cell
start of cell<td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#0033FF" id="content">
placement of table into cell<table width="300" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
start of row in inside table<tr>
cell in first row of inside table<td bgcolor="#FFFF00"><p>This is a table. It's size should not change the size of the white cell</p></td>End of cell in first row of inside table
</tr>end of row in insidetable
</table>End of inside table
</td>end of cell in main table
</tr>end of row of main table
<tr>
<td width="250" bgcolor="#0000CC">This is a frame </td>
</tr>
</table>

Jgedeon
11-08-2003, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by cwin
And if you dont believe me, take it into dreamweaver or something and see there.... also, why does it work as i intend it to in every other browser except internet explorer?

I did!

cwin
11-08-2003, 01:21 PM
i see what you mean... i thought ya meant sumink else..
but it still must be a problem with IE. It works in any other browser.

fishybawb
11-08-2003, 01:21 PM
Yuck, table layout :p Since you're using an external stylesheet anyway, might as well go for a CSS layout instead.

http://glish.com/css/

Jgedeon
11-08-2003, 01:23 PM
Cwin, from what I see that you are trying to complete I would agree CSS layout would be ALOT easier.

cwin
11-08-2003, 01:24 PM
Originally posted by fishybawb
Yuck, table layout :p Since you're using an external stylesheet anyway, might as well go for a CSS layout instead.

http://glish.com/css/ LOL, no, i hate em! ;) :D
Btw, Jgedeon... im microcamers@hotmail.com MSN oki :D

Gobi
11-11-2003, 05:15 AM
Hey!

I guess from your writing that you want to make a
backbone for a weblayout here, and I'm wondering...
why dont you use IFRAME instead?
Mutch easier, nicer, cooler and everything?

Take a look at :

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/frames/inlineframes.html

for a little tutorial, and if you need help, just give me a
PM, and I'll do what I can.

Later
Gobi.
:t

optic_pro1430
11-11-2003, 06:11 AM
Yeah, good ol iFrames. They've been supported since Internet Explorer 3, if I remember correctly? If you don't know what they are, well think of those licence agreements (which most people don't read) they float over the page. I remember I asked my Mum "I don't understand this, umm... licenece agreement mum!" when I was installing a game. My Mum came over, and just said "Ah, just skip it, click Yes." I frowned, and just did what she told me. Of course, when you're young you tend to get curious so I went back to read it in whole. Eventually I understood it!

Sorry for going off-topic!

cwin
11-11-2003, 10:14 AM
Originally posted by Gobi
Hey!

I guess from your writing that you want to make a
backbone for a weblayout here, and I'm wondering...
why dont you use IFRAME instead?
Mutch easier, nicer, cooler and everything?

Take a look at :

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/frames/inlineframes.html

for a little tutorial, and if you need help, just give me a
PM, and I'll do what I can.

Later
Gobi.
:t

Will not be as good for what i am doing. I am trying to make my whole website run off one page, and a database.

ScaryBinary
11-17-2003, 11:55 AM
Originally posted by cwin
LOL, no, i hate em! [CSS] ;) :D

Blashpemer!:eek: :)

I had a photo website that had tables in tables in tables to get a decent layout, lots of nested HTML. I was able to reduce it to about 10 lines of CSS after a little research. I don't have a single <TABLE> tag anymore.

...another successful convert!

neverwhere
11-17-2003, 02:35 PM
hmm.. i like css, but i only use it for the basic stuff (links, active,hover,background,text,etc) I didnt know it could format tables.

[Edit] After reading some of his page I realized that I had used that before... didnt realize <div> tags were CSS headers :(

neverwhere
11-17-2003, 04:08 PM
Ok, I've started playing around with CSS hardcore (eww! you guys are SICK!) and I can say that the glish link provided above is fugging awesome. Excellent tutorial into using CSS and its abilities provided. Im with Binary on this one, converted. :D