Posted by dorayme on 11/07/07 23:51

In article <slrnfj4fbr.bup.spamspam@bowser.marioworld>,
Ben C <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote:

> On 2007-11-07, dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > In article <13j3uddjt1khb61@corp.supernews.com>,
> > Ed Jensen <ejensen@visi.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Perhaps tables are "more forgiving" when it comes to badly coded web
> >> sites. <shrug>
> >
> > Table cells by default grow to fit the content. This shrink to
> > fit can be seen as a built-in intelligence.
> > That is why you don't see so much content spilling out (and even
> > messing up other things outside the table) as in badly made non-table
> > layout.
>
> Yes exactly. They also have the unique property that explicit width is
> treated as a minimum, which is why content doesn't spill out.

Indeed, they override foolish decisions by authors to fix widths,
that shows a certain higher intelligence... <g>

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dorayme

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