Re: Problem with Tables....

by Michael Jon Muehlendorf <haoka(at)wi.tds.net>

Date:	Fri, 18 Aug 2000 20:18:20 -0500
To:	John Rougeau <JRouge(at)jlc.net>, hwg-basics(at)hwg.org, hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	jlc
	todo: View Thread, Original

Hello John!

I believe your problem rests in the [valign=middle] attribute in your first
table row declaration. The first table data cell contains the table with
your navigation buttons, which are always the same height. However, your
second table data cells, for the various pages, vary in length, and hence,
their length determines the overall length of your master table, thus
pulling your menu down or pushing it up, depending upon whether the second
cell contains more or less text than the one before or after it. Make sense?

IMHO, perhaps if you changed your valign attribute to "top", things might
work out better. You could always use a transparent .GIF as the first image
in your navigation menu, and size it to the exact height that you want so
that your first menu graphic is exactly where you want it.

Happy HTMLing...

Mike

At 07:03 PM 8/18/00 -0400, John Rougeau wrote:
>Greetings!
>
>I am working on a site that has a sidebar with buttons.  I am using a table 
>with 1 row and 2 columns (1 for sidebar, 1 for main body).  My problem is I 
>cannot get the sidebar buttons to anchor in the same place from page to 
>page. My buttons jump around everytime I click on a different button.
>
>I have tried the <valign> tags, but they don't seem to work.  I could use 
>frames, but I'm avoiding that route.
>
>Any suggestions?  The site is at <www.resourcerecruiting.com>.
>
>Many Thanks in advance!
>
>-John 
>
>

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