Posted by matt on 09/20/06 19:05

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Tell us if this page I tossed together from your code - adding some text
> to make it a meaningful length - is what you are attempting.

sorta. that page uses "page-break-after:always" on each <TBODY>, giving
you one per page. that i can do. but the challenge is getting it to: 1)
render as many <TBODY>s on a page as fit, and 2) if one cannot fit
entirely, never chop it; instead insert a page-break and render it on
the next page.

the reason for this is, each <TBODY> is a block of related-data, so
paging right in the middle of one is ackward for the end-user. one
needs a way to fit as many whole elements as possible, always inserting
a new page when that cannot be done.

in theory, CSS2 should be able to do this by putting
"page-break-inside:avoid" and "page-break-before:auto" on the <TBODY>.
but that isnt working -- in IE *or* firefox for me (tho yes, i am
primarily concerned w/ IE on my intranet apps).

here is a modified version of your page. note that there are 3 <TBODY>
blocks. note that in firefox only 2 <TBODY>s can fit onto a single page
(in IE, only 1 can). note then how both browsers then split the
non-fitting <TBODY>, rather than inserting a new page as
desired/instructed....:

http://www.sushi-review.com/test/tbody2.html


matt

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