Web Design CD Bookshelf – Version 1 +Book (Web Design in a Nutshell 2e) (The Web Design CD Bookshelf: Version 1) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596002718 ISBN 13: 9780596002718

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2001

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Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd edition
Chapter 13 - Tables

HTML tags for creating tables were originally developed for presenting rows and columns of tabular data, but designers quickly co-opted them as a valuable tool for controlling the layout of web pages. Tables allow you to create columns of text, hold white space between elements, and restrict the dimensions of the page's content in ways other HTML formatting tags can't.

The HTML 4.01 specification on tables is a great deal more complex than the previous 3.2 standard. It makes an effort to bring context and structure to table data as well as to provide systems for incremental display during download and display on nonvisual display agents (such as speech- and Braille-based browsers). To read what the HTML 4.Summary of Table Tags
In this section, browser support for each tag is noted to the right of the tag name. Browsers that do not support the tag are grayed out. Tag usage is indicated below the tag name. Start and end tags are required unless otherwise noted. "Deprecated" means that the tag or attribute is currently supported but is due to be phased out of the HTML specification and is discouraged from use (usually in favor of similar style sheet controls). The attributes listed for each tag reflect those in common use. A more thorough listing of attributes for each tag, according to the HTML 4.01 specification, appears in Appendix A.

NN 2, 3, 4, 6 MSIE 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6 HTML 4.01 WebTV Opera5
...

Provides a brief summary of the table's contents or purpose. The caption must immediately follow the tag and precede all other tags. The width of the caption is determined by the width of the table. The caption's position as displayed in the browser can be controlled with the align attribute (or valign in MSIE).

Attributes

align=top|bottom|left|right
Deprecated. Positions the caption relative to the table.
The default is top .

valign=top|bottom
Internet Explorer 3.0 and higher only. Positions the caption above or below the table ( top is the default).

NN 2, 3, 4, 6 MSIE 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6 HTML 4.01 WebTV Opera5
(no end tag)

Specifies properties for a column (or group of columns) within a column group ( ). Columns can share attributes (such as text alignment) without being part of a formal structural grouping.

Column groups and columns were introduced by Internet Explorer 3.0 and are now proposed by the HTML 4.01 specification as a standard way to label table structure. They may also be useful in speeding table display (i.e., the columns can be displayed incrementally without waiting for the entire contents of the table).

Attributes
align=left|right|center|justify|char
Deprecated. Specifies alignment of text in the cells of a column. The default value is left.

char= character
Specifies a character along which the cell contents will be aligned when align is set to char . The default character is a decimal point (language-appropriate). This attribute is generally not supported by current browsers.

charoff= length
Specifies the offset distance to the first alignment character ( char ) on each line. If a line doesn't use an alignment character, it should be horizontally shifted to end at the alignment position. This attribute is generally not supported by current browsers.

span= number
Specifies the number of columns "spanned" by the element. The default value is 1. All columns indicated in the span are formatted according to the attribute settings in .

valign=top|middle|bottom|baseline
Deprecated. Specifies the vertical alignment of text in the cells of a column.

width= pixels, percentage, n *
Specifies the width of each column spanned by the element. Width can be measured in pixels or percentages, or defined as a relative size ( * ). For example, 2* sets the column two times wider than the other columns; 0* sets the column width at the minimum necessary to hold the column's contents. width in the tag overrides the width settings of the containing element.

NN 2, 3, 4, 6 MSIE 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6 HTML 4.01 WebTV Opera5
... (end tag optional)

Creates a column group, a structural division within a table that can be appointed attributes with style sheets or HTML. A table may include more than one column group. The number of columns in a group is specified either by the value of the span attribute or by a tally of columns within the group. Its end tag is optional.

Column groups and columns were introduced by Internet Explorer 3.0 and are now proposed by the HTML 4.0 specification as a standard way to label table structure. They may also be useful in speeding the table display (i.e., the columns can be displayed incrementally without waiting for the entire contents of the table).

Attributes

align=left|right|center|justify|char
Deprecated. Specifies the alignment of text in the cells of a column group. The default value is left .

char= character
Specifies a character along which the cell contents will be aligned when align is set to char . The default character is a decimal point (language-appropriate). This attribute is generally not supported by current browsers.

charoff= length
Specifies the distance to the first alignment character ( char ) on each line. If a line doesn't use an alignment character, it should be horizontally shifted to end at the alignment position. This attribute is generally not supported by current browsers.

span= number
Specifies the number of columns in a column group. If span is not specified, the default is 1.

valign=top|middle|bottom|baseline
Deprecated. Specifies the vertical alignment of text in the cells of a column group. The default is middle .

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0596002718
• ISBN 13: 9780596002718
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 640
• Editor: O'Reilly & Associates