Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours
I've had another go trying to get to work but the highlighted column still doesn't stretch to the bottom of the table. The background colour stops when the text stops. If I print too many extra blank lines then the table expands - is there a way to force the table to stop expanding? Thanks, Chris - Original Message - from: "Chris Bowditch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> date: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 2:29 pm subject: Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours > Hi Chris, > > did you try using > > > > Regards, > > Chris > > > >From: Chris Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >I don't want to set the background colour of the table because I want > >to highlight only certain columns. I'm setting the background > colour of > >the table cell... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >But I can't find a way for the last table cell to stretch to the full > >height of the table. Any ideas? > > > >Cheers, > >Chris > >- Original Message - > >from: Joerg Pietschmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >date: Monday, January 6, 2003 9:33 pm > >subject: Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours > > > > > On Monday 06 January 2003 17:42, Chris Rowe wrote: > > > > I have a table of fixed height which can contain a varying > > > number of > > > > lines of data. I've set the background colour of some > columns in > > > order> to highlight them. I need a way to make sure the > > > highlighting of the > > > > columns continues all the way to the bottom of the table. > > > > > > Have you tried > > > > > or > > > > > >> > (Well, I didn't) > > > > > > J.Pietschmann > > > > > > --- > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > --- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > --- > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours
I don't want to set the background colour of the table because I want to highlight only certain columns. I'm setting the background colour of the table cell... But I can't find a way for the last table cell to stretch to the full height of the table. Any ideas? Cheers, Chris - Original Message - from: Joerg Pietschmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> date: Monday, January 6, 2003 9:33 pm subject: Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours > On Monday 06 January 2003 17:42, Chris Rowe wrote: > > I have a table of fixed height which can contain a varying > number of > > lines of data. I've set the background colour of some columns in > order> to highlight them. I need a way to make sure the > highlighting of the > > columns continues all the way to the bottom of the table. > > Have you tried > or > >(Well, I didn't) > > J.Pietschmann > > --- > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours
Thanks for the quick response. I have a template which prints blank lines, the problem is knowing how many to print. If one line has a long description then it wraps over to the next line, so even though I'm printing just one text element I'm taking up two lines on the page. I could estimate by the number of characters how many lines a description text element would take but I was hoping for an exact method. Or I need a away to force the last row to stretch to the full height of the table so the background colour goes all the way to the bottom. Cheers, Chris - Original Message - from: Clay Leeds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> date: Monday, January 6, 2003 4:57 pm subject: Re: Problem: Expanding tables and background colours > Chris, > > I don't know if/how this'll help, but here's how I force EMPTY > content to > have at least a non-breaking space: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also have one which does not place a BREAK: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried putting the content in the block (not block- > container) and > set the background-color of that block? Something like this: > > fo table-column/ > fo table-body > fo table-row > fo table-cell > fo block background-color:pink > > > > /fo block background-color=pink > /fo table-cell > /fo table-row > /fo table-body > > I don't know how this'll handle the counting, but you might find a > portion > of this useful. > > Cheers, > > Web Maestro Clay > > At 08:42 AM 1/6/2003, you wrote: > >I have a table of fixed height which can contain a varying number of > >lines of data. I've set the background colour of some columns in > order>to highlight them. I need a way to make sure the > highlighting of the > >columns continues all the way to the bottom of the table. > > > >Unless there is a line of data the background colour doesn't appear. > >I've currently written a template which counts the number of > lines and > >then prints the correct number of blank lines out. This works to a > >point but fails as soon as the descriptions in the lines get too > long,>they then wrap over onto the next line, then when I print > the blank > >lines out there are too many and the table expands. > > > >I've also tried to do the background colour in a seperate static- > >content via but it places the block of colour > >above the text not behind it! (z-index is not implemented yet!) > > > >So I need a way to stop the from > expanding, or > >print one extra blank line out at the end of the table which > expands to > >fill the whole of the rest of the table and so show the background > >colour, or set a background block of colour which is behind the > text or > >another solution? > > > >Any ideas? > > > >Thanks, > >Chris > > > > > > > >-- > --- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - Clay Leeds > - Web Developer > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem: Expanding tables and background colours
I have a table of fixed height which can contain a varying number of lines of data. I've set the background colour of some columns in order to highlight them. I need a way to make sure the highlighting of the columns continues all the way to the bottom of the table. Unless there is a line of data the background colour doesn't appear. I've currently written a template which counts the number of lines and then prints the correct number of blank lines out. This works to a point but fails as soon as the descriptions in the lines get too long, they then wrap over onto the next line, then when I print the blank lines out there are too many and the table expands. I've also tried to do the background colour in a seperate static- content via but it places the block of colour above the text not behind it! (z-index is not implemented yet!) So I need a way to stop the from expanding, or print one extra blank line out at the end of the table which expands to fill the whole of the rest of the table and so show the background colour, or set a background block of colour which is behind the text or another solution? Any ideas? Thanks, Chris - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
