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JTimothyA Saint Posts: 1266 |
posted 12-04-1998 10:45 PM
   
Here's an example of a simple table...
Here's the HTML code used to create it. Normally this is nicely formatted and much easier to read. Unfortunately, the UBB software does some nasty things when it parses the HTML. To overcome this intrusion, we're forced to concatenate all the lines together. Anyway, you can try cutting and pasting the above code into the message creation window. Notes: 2) replace the sample text, such as "Row1 Column1..." with your own text. 3) aside from inserting your own text, use care not to add any spaces outside your text area. You can see why it may be easier to use an HTML editor for this kind of work. Let me know if you really need a different size table (more rows or columns). Rgds, [This message has been edited by JTimothyA (edited 12-05-98).]
JTimothyA |
Saint Posts: 1266
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posted 12-05-1998 12:42 AM
Here's a try based on the above instructions...
Looks like it works! [This message has been edited by JTimothyA (edited 12-05-98).]
FredKuhl |
Cruise Director Posts: 322
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posted 12-05-1998 11:39 AM
Thanks Tim, But, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. You can try, but first you have to get his attention. The best way to do that is hit him over the head with a 2x4. But at this distance they don't make 2x4s that long. Guess I'll just stick with the periods and hope they don't do something to them.
FredKuhl |
Cruise Director Posts: 322
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posted 12-05-1998 05:11 PM
Looking back on this, I not only am confused, I feel so congested. Am I coming down with something. Dr. Tim, what do you proscribe?
FredKuhl |
Cruise Director Posts: 322
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posted 12-05-1998 10:39 PM
Help Tim, The walls are closing in and I find it hard to breathe.
JTimothyA |
Saint Posts: 1266
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posted 12-05-1998 10:53 PM
For goodness sake Fred, take two thumbnails and call Jim Rutherford in the morning. __
Rod Watson |
Saint Posts: 802
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posted 12-06-1998 11:19 PM
I have alot of spaces Tim, without using tables! I just used the [pre]...your message...[/pre] tag with as many gaps as I wanted, although I had to set a font size and face style along with it. If I didnt, the font would look like: very, very, small unreadable font size! -RodW[This message has been edited by Rod Watson (edited 12-06-98).]
JTimothyA |
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posted 12-07-1998 12:39 AM
Rod makes an interesting suggestion. The (pre)...(/pre) HTML tag presents preformatted text in a fixed-width font. This may be a way to create a table-like presentation though it has a number of limitations. When using this tag, you do need to set a font - preferably a fixed width font. Here's an example with the (pre) tag alone. Example 1
Here's an example with the font set to Courier: Example 2
In both cases no other formatting (other than color) was done. The font size is the default chosen by the OS, or by whatever you have set for your fixed width font. As you can see, the fixed-width font is needed to maintain the alignment necessary for a tabular display. See how much space there is between the lines above? That's not space I intended or tried to include. Alas, the UBB parser bites us once again. Let's remove the pesky Carriage-Return characters and see what it looks like: Example 3
Ahh, much better. Unfortunately when you see the example for this it comes out unformatted and no more easier to use than the table example upthread. That's cause we had to toast the Carriage-Returns. Here's the code used to create #3 above: Code Snippet A
Kinda messy, eh? The aligned example with the extra line-spacing is probably the best trade-off between having a tabular format and having an example thats reasonably straightforward for folks to use. Here's the code that was used to create Example #2,above. Code Snippet B
Easier to read, but introduces extra white-space. Nonetheless, it'll do pig, it'll do. I had to format Code Snippet B with the (pre) tag. This allows it to show the alignment in the example itself. Fortunately, the message input box (where you type your message) uses a fixed width font, so when you create your example, it should be aligned. Sometime this week, I'll put together a bit more formalized example with instructions for creating a tabular presentation using the (pre) tag. The parser does less damage here than it does to tables. Thanks for the idea, Rod! Rgds, Notes: 2. I'd like to suggest we universally adopt the parenthesis for examples of both HTML and UBB code then tell folks what to substitute. If we use brackets for the HTML, it'll look like UBB. Any thoughts? [This message has been edited by JTimothyA (edited 12-07-98).]
FredKuhl |
Cruise Director Posts: 322
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posted 12-07-1998 07:12 PM
Last time I was in here, all these later posts were about an inch wide at the furthermost right of the screen. Now the whole thing has expanded to where it's three screens to the right. How do we get back on the straight and narrow? I take the two thumbnails every night. But I'm running out of thumbnails. Anybody care to ship me a few!
JTimothyA |
Saint Posts: 1266
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posted 12-07-1998 10:06 PM
No wonder you were feeling closed in and congested. I haven't heard any other report suggesting the same type of problem you're experiencing and suspect its local to your setup. What browser are you using? Rgds,
JTimothyA |
Saint Posts: 1266
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posted 01-25-2000 10:23 PM
good info to keep on using tables now all we need is a little TafelMusik... __
Mark Wagner |
Cruise Director Posts: 435
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posted 02-06-2000 03:00 AM
(table align="left")(table cellpadding="4")(table border="1")(tr)(td)Row1 Column1...(/td)(td)Row1 Column2..(/td)(td)Row1 Column3.(/td)(/tr)(tr)(td)Row2 Column1.(/td)(td)Row2 Column2...(/td)(td)Row2 Column3..(/td)(/tr)(tr)(td)Row3 Column1..(/td)(td)Row3 Column2.(/td)(td)Row3 Column3...(/td)(/tr)(/table) 10001 40 120 13000
Example 2
Ok, lookie here now Tim, Quit trying to confuse everybody. This is how the memo from my pocket protector tape in the center of the glasses boss at NASA/JPL started out before he told me to convert the feet to meters on the Mars polar lander thing-a-ma-bob
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