Posted by dorayme on 08/28/07 03:44

In article <1617d3pdnabcdavddgon56v58c2ere7abq@4ax.com>,
Martin Jay <martin@spam-free.org.uk> wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:39:12 +1000, dorayme
> <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >I would appreciate suggestions for having the tables at
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/2mjd8m
> >
> >to be the same width, preferably 100%, so that hell does not
> >break loose in IE 6 (I have no idea about IE 7?). No problem with
> >non IE modern browsers, simply table {...; width: 100%; ...} does
> >it.
>
> I'm a little confused about what you want. Is this it:
> <http://www.spam-free.org.uk/pages/centre_table.html>???
>

Last time I looked, my code exposed an odd way that IE 6
calculated width. In the model I posted, If you add

table {width: 100%}

the content clearly cannot fit and drops down in IE 6.

What I want in IE is what you see in almost every modern
compliant browser when you add "width: 100%" to the table. In
particular I was hoping for a solution that kept the float. But I
appreciate your making the suggestion of absolute positioning and
might go your way if there is no simpler way to solve with a
float.

(btw, I have no absolute allegiance to floats. Just a childish
liking for them as they fondly remind me of playing with little
boats and things in my bath as a baby.)

--
dorayme

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