Table Troubles

[Cagez]

http://cmn.cc/storm/

Why is the left side so huge? I set a width attribute, but it doesn't want to listen...

[CareBear]

Tables aren't a formatting tool :rolleyes:

But change


<td bgcolor="#93B3D4" width="207" valign="top">
<img src="images/nav_top.gif" width="207" height="44" border="0" alt="Storm Development - Navigation"><br />

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
This is the menu area
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>


to



<td bgcolor="#93B3D4" width="207" valign="top">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td background="images/nav_top.gif">
& nbsp;
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
This is the menu area
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>

[Cagez]

1. Didn't fix the problem
2. I can't have cellpadding around the image.
3. "Tables aren't a formatting tool" what do you mean?

(Thanks anyway):)

[merickson]

'Tables aren't a formating tool', means (as you are finding out) that tables are good for arranging related pieces of content, but are lousy for arranging the layout of a page.

People will disagree with me, but using frames would be a better solution to your problem.

Also, if you are set on using a table, try putting an empty row at the top of the table, specifying the widths of those cells.
<tr> <td width=207><br></td>
<td> <br> </td>
<td width=169><br></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan=3>........
That way the outer table will be set up before you confuse the poor computer with the sub-tables.

[CareBear]

Originally posted by Cagez
1. Didn't fix the problemit fixed it for me when I changed the HTML :confused2

And I meant that with most current browsers you can just manage the layout of your pages with CSS and don't have to use multiple nested tables anymore to put everything where it's supposed to go.

[Cagez]

I fixed it :)