Columb widths

[Des]

I am trying to produce a publisher style webpage but I can't get my
columbs the right size. I want 4 columbs of diferent widths.

200px 250px 200px 250px making the table 900px. I can't get them
the right widths. Am I doing things the wrong way? is there a better
way of this type of page.


TIA

Desmond.

Page is http://www.hopechurchuk.com/Development/Vision2.htm

 

[Roy Schestowitz]

I am trying to produce a publisher style webpage but I can't get my
columbs the right size. I want 4 columbs of diferent widths.

200px 250px 200px 250px making the table 900px. I can't get them
the right widths. Am I doing things the wrong way? is there a better
way of this type of page.

I see 4 columns at the top and two below these. What are you trying to
achieve? I am sure there is a better way of doing this, without involving
tables.

If you have fixed the total width at 900 pixels, I advice you to change it
to 770 pixels. More people than you imagine have their screen resolution
set to 800x600 and they will love your site if you prevent the scrollbars
(or conversely hate you if you impose fixed width)

TIA

Desmond.

Page is http://www.hopechurchuk.com/Development/Vision2.htm

Buttons as graphics are not ideal, but if you choose to do so, why not
'brush up' the fonts a little? I think it would be worth the investment.

All the best,

Roy

 

[Neredbojias]

With neither quill nor qualm, Des quothed:

I am trying to produce a publisher style webpage but I can't get my
columbs the right size. I want 4 columbs of diferent widths.

200px 250px 200px 250px making the table 900px. I can't get them
the right widths. Am I doing things the wrong way? is there a better
way of this type of page.

Interestingly enough, the page works as you expect in Mozilla. I
suspect you need a doctype for IE (which should be included in any
case.)

 

[Des]

I am not using buttons as fonts. They are just placeholders for images
that are going to be supplied. The font is just a basic font for test
purpose. This will only be used in internet explorer (not my decission)
and it will be 900 wide to support 1024 x 768. minimum.

What I want is a newspaper style page where the text wraps around an
image forming what in nespaper terms would be 4 columbs. if I have a
table with 4 columbs of diferent sizes that add up to the table width
should it not apear that way?

Desmond.

 

[Jukka K. Korpela]

I am not using buttons as fonts.

What are you talking about? Please quote the relevant part of the message
you are responding to. This is Usenet, not chat.

What I want is a newspaper style page where the text wraps around an
image forming what in nespaper terms would be 4 columbs.

Stop wanting that. The Web is not the press, and my screen is not a
newspaper. Even more so for a portable device, a speech browser, or Braille
rendering - but even if we (foolishly) assume that everything runs a
graphic browser in a maximized window, it's _much_ smaller than a newspaper
(especially considering the resolution).

if I have a
table with 4 columbs of diferent sizes that add up to the table width
should it not apear that way?

What way?

The width attributes are just suggested minimum widths, and they may be
overridden for several reasons. Sometimes you might find out the particular
reason why they are overridden in a specific case. This often takes some
time, since rendering of tables is fairly complex in browsers. Personally,
I would need a good reason to attack such problems; in this case, it very
much looks like you are trying to solve the wrong problem.

 

[Des]

I want a newspaper style web page with 2 pictures on it. I want a left
hand side (LEFT) and a right hand side (Right). I want the text to wrap
arond the image so that the text is to the left of the image and below
the image all across. If you place an image in microsoft word, you can
get the text to WRAP around it. I cn't understand hoe this is so
unclear.

Desmond.

 

[Roy Schestowitz]

This will only be used in internet explorer (not my decission)
and it will be 900 wide to support 1024 x 768. minimum.

You should inform the ones in charge that Internet Explorer may no longer be
used in a couple of years. Also, more people may wish to view the pages on
their PDA in a year or two.

....Jukka is tough. Don't be insulted by his harsh words... *smile* (no
offence at all, Jukka)

What are you talking about? Please quote the relevant part of the message
you are responding to. This is Usenet, not chat.

I think he meant to say "fonts (text) as buttons".

Stop wanting that. The Web is not the press, and my screen is not a
newspaper. Even more so for a portable device, a speech browser, or
Braille rendering - but even if we (foolishly) assume that everything runs
a graphic browser in a maximized window, it's _much_ smaller than a
newspaper (especially considering the resolution).

I pointed this out at the top of the message. You can construct pages that
work under strict conditions, or you can stick to standards and benefit
greatly in the long run. Any time you build a page improperly, all you do
is leave more corrective work to some day in the future. It is
procrastination.

What way?

The width attributes are just suggested minimum widths, and they may be
overridden for several reasons. Sometimes you might find out the
particular reason why they are overridden in a specific case. This often
takes some time, since rendering of tables is fairly complex in browsers.
Personally, I would need a good reason to attack such problems; in this
case, it very much looks like you are trying to solve the wrong problem.

No comment here.


Hope it helps,

Roy