Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 10/29/07 15:48

richard wrote:
> I am trying out a couple of layouts for presenting some information in
> table format. Basically, two tables side by side.
>
> Table 1: 3 rows, one column fixed width.
> table 2: A calendar format with 3 rows.
>
> In FF they are displayed as I want them. Even if I include an overflow
> to force a horizontal scrollbar. Ok I know. But if horizontal
> scrollbars are not desired, then why do we have them?
> In IE the overflow is totally ignored.
>
> Should I happen to have in table 1, a 4th line of text, then the <hr>
> I use as a seperator, shows up floating beside table 1, not underneath
> it as it should.
> Easily fixed with a <br> but I feel that should not be necessary.
>
> In IE, A horizontal scroll bar is not displayed until the data is
> forced way beyond the edge unlike in FF. Then table 2 drops below
> table 1 which is not where I want it.
>
>
> In another format, I simply place table 2 under table 1. Which is ok
> but just doesn't look right.

And we can actually see this page at URL...

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Jonathan
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