table borders - better in 2003?

[Kaye]

One of the continuously frustrating things in FrontPage
2002 is the table borders. I use tables to position
things, easily split cells, merge some to make the shape
cell I want, etc.

But I have to try over and over to get specific cell
borders to show. Or if I want a box around 2 adjacent
cells, it is nearly impossible to remove the unwanted
border between them.

Is this improved any in FrontPage 2003? If so, I will
upgrade immediately.

Thanks.

 

[chris leeds]

I can't imagine that it would be as table borders are on the table and you'd
have to check the show cells box to put them on the cells (if I'm
understanding you right).
You should look into .css. with this you would, using your example of a box
around two cells but not tow boxes next to each other, set up one cell like
<td class="left"></td><td class=right></td>. now in your style sheet you'd
make it so the .left is border-top 1px, border-left 1px, border-bottom 1px,
border-right none.
then .right would get the top, right, and bottom border and border-left
none.
so you're really making two 3 sided boxes with the borders.
it's really not as confusing as it might look. ;-)
HTH