Re: Tables, IE5, NN4.7, and, obviously, problems.

At 03:38 PM 11/10/99 -0000, you wrote:
<snip>
>I've got it working just fine, under IE5, but NN4.7
>dumps the columnisation of the 'newsletter' all over the place. It's
>currently at:
>
>http://web.ukonline.co.uk/roger.stenning/blackeagle_bulletin/issue-1/bulleti
>n-template.html
>
>I've tried specifying the cell widths in both pixels, percentages, and not
>at all, and NN still gives me the same result - confusion.
>
>If anyone could shed some light on just why this is happening, and suggest a
>possible remedy, I'm listening, and would be grateful!
>
>Best regards,
>Roger Stenning
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When you are placing %ages in the td columns you use 49% + 2% + 49% = 100%,
but this omits the first column, which you've set to 125 pixels.
(And this puts you over 100%, confusing NN).

In IE, it only seems okay, because you set the divider bar at 3 pixels,
and IE is dividing the remaining space equally. In NN, all three columns
are dividing the remaining space equally. (Set border=1, and you can see it)

Reccommendations: 
Don't try mixing %ages with Absolute (pixels).    :)
Best would be to place the columned articles in an inner table within the
main table. Then the column division 49+2+49 will work, just as you set them.

Hope this helps,
jimmy
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