Posted by Terry on 11/01/06 11:26

Mark wrote:
> My PHP script builds a table that is too wide to fit on the paper. Two
> of the columns contain strings that are more lengthy than data in the
> other columns.
>
> I can get the table to fit by letting the browser break the lengthy
> strings across two or more lines, thus allowing the column to get
> skinnier. I do this by inserting spaces in various places in the
> string. But this is not a desirable solution as it would mislead the
> user into thinking the string contains spaces when it doesn't.
>
> Is there an invisible character code I can insert into the string that
> tells the browser that it is allowed to line-wrap the string at this
> place, if needed? Popular word processors have a feature like this
> called "soft hyphens" or "soft breaks", etc.

You must have something in your html/css that is preventing line wrap.
Default is for table text to wrap. Also check the way you have defined
table width - 90% will force the table to fit in the view size.

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