Thanks Karen. That was exactly the problem. I had just realized that before I read your email.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: Karen Lease [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Table Headings Hi Scott, It sounds like you may be putting the background on the block containing the text. Try putting it on the table-cell itself or even on the row. HTH, Karen Scott Moore wrote: > > I'm creating tables for FOP that have a black background with white text in > the table header. The rest of the table (the data) is inverse, with black > characters and white background. > > If the header text in a column doesn't fit on one line, it will wrap, which > is a good thing. The problem is the rest of the headers that don't wrap, > their black backgrounds stay on one line. Therefore, the whole table header > looks uneven and ugly. Here's an example, the # are the black background: > > --------------------------------- > -#Column#1######|#This#is#column| > - |2##############| > --------------------------------- > - Table data | blah blah blah| > --------------------------------- > > Are there any settings that can automatically fix this? I've tried using > "padding-bottom='1em'" for the first column, and that kinda works, but it's > still slightly off. The problem is I won't always know which column > headings wrap because the fonts are user configurable. > > Thanks for any help! > Scott > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
