Posted by dorayme on 04/13/06 02:55

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<1144869035.505333.112180@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
yesthatmcgurk@gmail.com wrote:

> Can someone show me the equivalent in CSS, and explain how it is better
> (not meaning to sound trollish; just interested):
>
> <table id="iCantDoThisEasilyWithCSS" width=100% height=100%>
> <tr>
> <td width=50% align=left>Stuff all kinds of neat junk in here,
> like controls and such</td>
> <td width=auto align=right>More stuff, crammed over on the
> right hand side</td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> This works in all browsers and can be nested inside of div's and other
> tables without wierdness happening. I tried to do this with a floating
> div, but the damn thing wouldn't work like I expected (

What is the id for?

Anyway, no, you won't be able to do this without weirdness
happening for you as you adapt any suggestion in css to your
needs. CSS is essentially weird and you will need to delve into
the black magic to control it and make it produce reasonable
effects in most browsers. A magician could teach you to mimic
just one part of his act but when the curtain goes up and the
lights beam down on you, you need more to steady your trembling
knees.

Why not start with a very readable

http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/Style

and/or

http://www.htmldog.com/guides/htmlbeginner/

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dorayme

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