grimpirate

Ok let me set up the problem:Alright so the problem here is that the section labelled as Content 3 should only be a single line in height (obviously this will change if the table's width on the page is adjusted due to a window resize or something). Content 1 and Content 2 are multiline. The problem I'm having is that I don't know how to keep Content 3 as a single line cell when the table height is changing. Suggestions? Whether they're HTML or CSS is fine, though CSS would be optimal. It would also be good if the solution were compatible across Opera/Firefox/IE.

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Booooze

Ok, I think I see what you are getting at. Just give the td tag (of content 3) a height property. Seems simple I know, but is that the answer? If not I don't understand what you are saying.

grimpirate

Well this is currently what I'm doing in CSS:where the content 3 tag's would be identified as class timestamp

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PhilBon

I'm not 100% sure on this but I know that if you have a table row (tr) and then a Table Data (td) in that, each row has to have the same number of tds you can't have 1 in the first row, 2 in the second and 3 in the third. At least that is my knowledge of HTML. You could set the height of cell as a static value. If that doesn't work you could also put in a visible statement with that. With the Visible statement you make it so that if it is multiline it will only show the first line, or put in a scroll bar, it's kinda like Iframes but a hell of lot better. Don't take what I am saying as 100% truth for I make mistakes all the time.

grimpirate

Note the rowspan attribute in the content 2 td tag

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PhilBon

my bad, I understand now. But who ever made the table setup (creator of HTML), I think they should have not aloud that since the whole idea of tables seems to be to make a uniformed setup and that isn't uniformed, at least IMO.

Booooze

I disagree with that. I can't think how many times I needed to span an extra cell or so. Remember that at one point in time, tables were used for layouts. That method has long since been scrutinized and is now no longer really "accepted" in today's society without being flamed.

grimpirate

I figure a pictorial approach might help to understand what I'm trying to achieve.

IE produces this result (incorrect and it just arbitrarily size the cell heights):
IE Table
Opera produces this result (incorrect but it only uses as much as necessary to fit the first cell height and then the second takes up all the rest):
Opera Table
FireFox produces this result (which is correct and I would like to reproduce in the other browsers):
FireFox Table
Actual html:
http://grimbb.phpnet.us/row_h.html

Attached Images

	ie_table.gif (10.8 KB, 24 views)
	opera_table.gif (6.0 KB, 18 views)
	ff_table.gif (5.8 KB, 16 views)

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DaWei

You are calling one result correct and others incorrect. What is your authority for that?

The fact that some container doesn't have some attribute supplied does not mean that the attribute is zero. Browser makers determine a set of default attributes that THEY think is suitable, even if another browser manufacturer thinks differently. Simply compare paragraph spacing in Firefox and IE to see what I mean.

One of the things you can do with table cells is specify the vertical and horizontal alignments. The defaults may not be what you want. Another thing you can do is specify heights.

It isn't at all clear what you expect, since you think Firefox is "right" by taking more room to display "lorem ipsum" than it is for "Suspendisse vitae".

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grimpirate

I'm not implying that one browser is doing things correctly as opposed to the other. I'm saying Firefox is right, based on the visual representation that I wish to achieve. It automatically/intrinsically achieves the single line cell height that I'm looking for and I'd like to know how to achieve that in the other browsers. As I stipulated in the original post I'm looking for a cross-browser solution. If I believed Firefox were correct I would simply dismiss the other browsers. My authority is defined by the parameters of the problem. I wasn't making any sort of stipulation that one browser is "superior" to the next.

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