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Writlaus · Apr 28th, 2006, 6:40 PM

If I put the contents of the table cell into a frame, would that allow me to more easily use a scrollbar?

DaWei · Apr 28th, 2006, 7:31 PM

The frame can't do anything for you a div can't do, but get you in trouble. The problem you have is that no one making a rationally-behaving browser thought wrapping or breaking a series of characters lebenty-zillion characters long was worth the effort. I tend to agree with them. Very few friggin' words in any language will match your series of Ws. The only decent advice you're getting in this thread is from Agent 47. Hang in there and wait for his response.

a thing · Apr 28th, 2006, 9:24 PM

Perhaps make a <span> or <acronym> with the title of your long string?

titaniumdecoy · Apr 28th, 2006, 9:35 PM

Try putting the text containing the long word inside a <div> (such as <div width="Xpx" style="word-wrap: break-word">); this can be placed inside the table cell.

In my experience I have found <div>s to be the only element that will hold a specified width across browsers.

Writlaus · Apr 29th, 2006, 7:30 PM

Like this?

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<table width=100%>
<tr>
<td style="width:350px; overflow:scroll;">
<div width="30px" style="word-wrap: break-word">WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW</div>
</td></tr></table>

That doesn't work on firefox...

DaWei · Apr 29th, 2006, 8:27 PM

As mentioned previously, break-word is an IE thangy....

mrynit · Apr 29th, 2006, 11:30 PM

why is the word/s so long? could you do some thing else to aviod the problem?

DaWei · Apr 30th, 2006, 8:31 AM

Ya gotta put "PNEUMONO*ULTRA*MICRO*SCOPIC*SILICO*VOLCANO*CONIOSIS" somewhere....

EDIT: Well, blow me down!!! Those break points (*) were added by the forum! I didn't do dat!

Writlaus · Apr 30th, 2006, 7:16 PM

The reason I have words that long is this is going to be a site where people can put in any message they want. So of course, some guy thinking he's funny will just put in a message of all or almost all Ws.

Writlaus · May 1st, 2006, 1:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Writlaus

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I wonder if that will work in firefox. If so, I'm going to have to look at the source of this page...

Hmm, no. The code tags do it, though. They're <pre>, though, and I don't want the text to look like that.

Apr 28th, 2006, 7:31 PM	#22
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	The frame can't do anything for you a div can't do, but get you in trouble. The problem you have is that no one making a rationally-behaving browser thought wrapping or breaking a series of characters lebenty-zillion characters long was worth the effort. I tend to agree with them. Very few friggin' words in any language will match your series of Ws. The only decent advice you're getting in this thread is from Agent 47. Hang in there and wait for his response. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Apr 28th, 2006, 9:24 PM	#23
a thing Unverified User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: none Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Perhaps make a <span> or <acronym> with the title of your long string? __________________ Warning: My posts may change (dramatically) within the first 15 minutes they're posted. Got 'Nux?�GNU/Linux and other free software support. It's GNU/Linux, not just Linux.

Apr 29th, 2006, 7:30 PM	#25
Writlaus Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 149 Rep Power: 4	Like this? (Toggle Plain Text) <table width=100%> <tr> <td style="width:350px; overflow:scroll;"> <div width="30px" style="word-wrap: break-word">WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW</div> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <tr> <td style="width:350px; overflow:scroll;"> <div width="30px" style="word-wrap: break-word">WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW</div> </td></tr></table> That doesn't work on firefox...

Apr 29th, 2006, 8:27 PM	#26
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	As mentioned previously, break-word is an IE thangy.... __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Apr 30th, 2006, 8:31 AM	#28
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Ya gotta put "PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS" somewhere.... EDIT: Well, blow me down!!! Those break points () were added by the forum! I didn't do dat! __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers*

Apr 28th, 2006, 6:40 PM	#21
Writlaus Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 149 Rep Power: 4	If I put the contents of the table cell into a frame, would that allow me to more easily use a scrollbar?

Apr 28th, 2006, 9:35 PM	#24
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 931 Rep Power: 4	Try putting the text containing the long word inside a <div> (such as <div width="Xpx" style="word-wrap: break-word">); this can be placed inside the table cell. In my experience I have found <div>s to be the only element that will hold a specified width across browsers.

Apr 29th, 2006, 11:30 PM	#27
mrynit Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: WA, USA Posts: 343 Rep Power: 3	why is the word/s so long? could you do some thing else to aviod the problem?

Apr 30th, 2006, 7:16 PM	#29
Writlaus Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 149 Rep Power: 4	The reason I have words that long is this is going to be a site where people can put in any message they want. So of course, some guy thinking he's funny will just put in a message of all or almost all Ws.

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advanced wordwrap?