> I'm guessing that correcting the HTML errors would be the place to start if the site were mine Yes, but what I was referring to (using <table> in this context) won't produce an error. If this were a valid use of <table> there would still be an issue of it breaking out of it's container. The article I referenced is old and I can't find any browser adoption stats for "table-layout:fixed" but that seems to be the best place to start.
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Peredur <[email protected]> wrote: > El 21/10/13 17:05, Chris Rockwell escribió: > > Check out this article from 456bereastreet.com: >> http://www.456bereastreet.com/**archive/200704/how_to_prevent_** >> html_tables_from_becoming_too_**wide/<http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200704/how_to_prevent_html_tables_from_becoming_too_wide/> >> >> Specifically: >> The layout model of tables differ from that of block level elements in >> that >> they will normally expand beyond their specified width to make their >> contents fit. At first that may sound like a good thing – and it often is >> – >> but it makes it possible for oversized content to make text unreadable or >> completely break a site’s layout, especially in Internet Explorer. >> > > Thanks everybody for your replies. And apologies for forgetting to do the > validation! I really should know by now. > > This last piece of info (quoted) has particularly widened my knowledge. I > knew there was a reason why I avoided table layouts like the plague (but > had forgotten what it was). > > As I said in my original post, I'm not actually associated with this site, > so all I can do is mess with it in Firebug - which I might just do to try > out some of your suggestions. However, I'm guessing that correcting the > HTML errors would be the place to start if the site were mine. > > Many thanks again for the info. > > > > Peter > -- > *Peter Bradley* > peredur.net <http://www.peredur.net> > ______________________________**______________________________**__________ > css-discuss [[email protected]] > http://www.css-discuss.org/**mailman/listinfo/css-d<http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d> > List wiki/FAQ -- > http://css-discuss.incutio.**com/<http://css-discuss.incutio.com/> > List policies -- > http://css-discuss.org/**policies.html<http://css-discuss.org/policies.html> > Supported by evolt.org -- > http://www.evolt.org/help_**support_evolt/<http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/> > -- Chris Rockwell ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
