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JezB
I have a DIV whose contents varies in size according to data. How can I size
the DIV precisely to fit it's contents ?
the DIV precisely to fit it's contents ?
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Darren Clark
what do you mean ?
the only thing you can really do design wize.... is to allow full expansion
to scale with the window.
OR constict the wide and let the length flow
the only thing you can really do design wize.... is to allow full expansion
to scale with the window.
OR constict the wide and let the length flow
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JezB
Any suggestions are very welcome - thanks.
Eliyahu Goldin said:Ok, I am taking a risk of getting into your "Block sender" list.
If you use a table, you can put the content you want to be inside the div
into a td. You can format td itself instead of div or you can put a div into
the td with width and height=100%. The td will adjust its size according to
data.
If you don't want table-related suggestions anymore, put a note in your
messages "no tables please".
Eliyahu
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Eliyahu Goldin
Ok, I am taking a risk of getting into your "Block sender" list.
If you use a table, you can put the content you want to be inside the div
into a td. You can format td itself instead of div or you can put a div into
the td with width and height=100%. The td will adjust its size according to
data.
If you don't want table-related suggestions anymore, put a note in your
messages "no tables please".
Eliyahu
If you use a table, you can put the content you want to be inside the div
into a td. You can format td itself instead of div or you can put a div into
the td with width and height=100%. The td will adjust its size according to
data.
If you don't want table-related suggestions anymore, put a note in your
messages "no tables please".
Eliyahu
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Kevin Spencer
Don't size it at all. Then it will precisely fit its contents.
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Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
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JezB
Good idea! But that only seems to work for height, the width of my DIV seems
to default to the full browser width.
to default to the full browser width.
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Kevin Spencer
It is a block element. It will expand horizontally to fit its container.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
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John Saunders
JezB said:Good idea! But that only seems to work for height, the width of my DIV seems
to default to the full browser width.
Just for fun, try style="width: 0" or style="width: 0%".
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JezB
But that's exactly what I dont want - I want it only wide enough to fit its
contents.
contents.
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Kevin Spencer
Put it into a table cell.
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
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JezB
Ha ha - here we go again.
There is some debate going on about tables vs css for handling page layouts.
For example :
http://www.barry.pearson.name/articles/layout_tables/css_positioning.htm
vs
http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/css/guidelines.html
I dont really have enough detailed knowledge to know what is the best way.
But being new to the arena I have to follow the W3Cs current "best-practice"
recommendations and go for stylesheets. Well, company guidelines dictate
that I have to anyway !
There is some debate going on about tables vs css for handling page layouts.
For example :
http://www.barry.pearson.name/articles/layout_tables/css_positioning.htm
vs
http://www.nypl.org/styleguide/css/guidelines.html
I dont really have enough detailed knowledge to know what is the best way.
But being new to the arena I have to follow the W3Cs current "best-practice"
recommendations and go for stylesheets. Well, company guidelines dictate
that I have to anyway !
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Eliyahu Goldin
Thank you Kevin,
I was patiently waiting for this.
Eliyahu
I was patiently waiting for this.
Eliyahu
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JezB
Our company standards state that "use of tables is to be discouraged" but
goes on to say "light use of tables to solve specific problems is not
condemned - the developer must simply be aware of and document the
implications of table use" - so perhaps in this special instance I can use
them.
Thanks.
goes on to say "light use of tables to solve specific problems is not
condemned - the developer must simply be aware of and document the
implications of table use" - so perhaps in this special instance I can use
them.
Thanks.
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Eliyahu Goldin
You can choose when you have a choice. So far you don't. On this newsgroup
by now you have 2 people with table suggestions and none with css one.
Thank you for the links. Note, that the first one is based on the author's
practical experience, whereas the second one is just an abstract statement.
Anyway, wish you good luck on either way. It would be nice if you could tell
us about the solution.
Eliyahu
by now you have 2 people with table suggestions and none with css one.
Thank you for the links. Note, that the first one is based on the author's
practical experience, whereas the second one is just an abstract statement.
Anyway, wish you good luck on either way. It would be nice if you could tell
us about the solution.
Eliyahu
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Kevin Spencer
Patience is a virtue, Eliyahu!
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.