Column width in Explorer

[Entoll]

Hello,

I need a table layout where all columns have a minimal width
and one selected column takes all the available remaining
horizontal space.

According to the specs, this is exactly what the col and colgroup
elements can achieve by using relative width attributes, e.g.
<table width='100%'>
<col width='0*'>
<col width='0*'>
<col width='1*'> <!-- this column would take the rest of the space -->
<col width='0*'>
<tr>...

An example URL that works fine in Gecko/based browsers:

http://www.geocities.com/entoll/test/col.html

Unfortunately, IE does not seem to recognize relative column widths.
Is there any equivalent solution or workaround that would work in IE
(apart from specifying hard-coded pixel or percent widths)?

Thanks,
Entoll

[Brian]

Re: Column width in Explorer

Entoll wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I need a table layout where all columns have a minimal width
> and one selected column takes all the available remaining
> horizontal space.
>
> According to the specs, this is exactly what the col and colgroup
> elements can achieve by using relative width attributes, e.g.
> <table width='100%'>
> <col width='0*'>
> <col width='0*'>
> <col width='1*'> <!-- this column would take the rest of the space -->[/color]

I don't see where in the spec the value "1*" is allowed. Have you
validated your html?
[color=blue]
> <col width='0*'>[/color]

In any case, why not use css to suggest presentation. That's what
it's there for.
[color=blue]
> An example URL that works fine in Gecko/based browsers:
> http://www.geocities.com/entoll/test/col.html[/color]

So your table will hold text-based tabular data? Specify a width in
em units.

<table>
<col>
<col>
<col id="sumdata">
<col>

<tr> <!-- etc. -->


/* css */
table {width: 100% }
col {width: 7em }
#sumdata {width: auto }

Untested. Looks like it would work.

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Brian
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