Dreamweaver - Table colapse

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Table colapse

Ian

2004-04-30, 5:31 pm

Hi there,

I wonder if anyone can help? Being new to dreamweaver, I just setup a Table
in standard mode of 3 columns and 3 rows, its a specific width so all
columns were the same size.

Now I insert text into the 2 columns on the right i.e. col no. 2 and 3 but
col. 1 colapsed, not completely but it has colapsed

I presumed it would have stayed the same but didn't, I do notice that each
column has a non breaking space which is probably why it didn't completely
colapse.

I then tried clickng on the green markers at the top to see if I could
insert a spacer image or something but couldn't find the option.

Can anyone help and tell me the best way to keep all 3 columns the same
width or how to insert a spacer image, I presume I will need to say what
size the spacer image needs to be???

Any help would be really appreciated

Thanks in advance

Ian

Osgood

2004-04-30, 5:31 pm

Ian wrote:

> Can anyone help and tell me the best way to keep all 3 columns the same
> width or how to insert a spacer image, I presume I will need to say what
> size the spacer image needs to be???

What you would normally do is create an extra row at the top or bottom
of the table, into which you can insert spacer images.

The best way to get access to a column that has collapsed is to select
the table itself, go to properties inspector and insert say 8 into the
cell padding field. This will open the cells so you can gain access to
them. After you have finished working inside them remove the padding.

Barry Pearson

2004-04-30, 5:31 pm

Ian wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I wonder if anyone can help? Being new to dreamweaver, I just setup a
> Table in standard mode of 3 columns and 3 rows, its a specific width
> so all columns were the same size.
[snip]
> Can anyone help and tell me the best way to keep all 3 columns the
> same width or how to insert a spacer image, I presume I will need to
> say what size the spacer image needs to be???

If you want to be "modern", you could use a "spacer-div" instead of a spacer
image. It uses CSS, so you have to know how to handle that. The code below is
intended to have zero height in popular browsers. Simpler versions are
possible. Put the HTML in a table cell, and use the CSS. (Adjust the obvious
to suit yourself).

HTML:

<div class="minimumwidth1"> </div>

CSS:

div.minimumwidth1 {
width: 300px;
font-size: 0;
line-height: 0;
}

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