tables grow on their own

stp · May 30th, 2006, 03:41 PM

I have created a template using layers as positioning objects
I put tables inside a layer and use each cell as a button
When I check the "preview" option (F12 in DW MX), one of the tables gets wider, and the other gets taller (each button gets taller). Why?

thanks

Imar · May 31st, 2006, 01:49 PM

Hi there,

You shouldn't rely on Dreamweaver's rendering engine, especially when you're using the "old" MX version.

Always test your code in a number of browsers, like Opera, Safari, IE and FireFox.

That said, can you post your code? There may be a reasonable explanation for the difference.

Imar
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stp · June 2nd, 2006, 02:07 PM

thanks I uploaded to my web-hosting provider and behaviour is the same, one table expands horizontally and the other one vertically (look liquid, although sizes are in pixels....)

thanks

Imar · June 2nd, 2006, 05:41 PM

Do you have a link to the on-line pages available?

It's a bit hard to judge the difference between two pages when you only show the code for one ;)

Besides, you reference a number of (local) images, that may be part of the problem.

You may also want to take a look at your doc type. The current one you have is not valid, causing the page to render differently for sure across various browsers. Look here for a list with valid doc types:

http://imar.spaanjaars.com/QuickDocId.aspx?quickdoc=283

Cheers,

Imar
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Everyone is unique, except for me.
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stp · June 3rd, 2006, 02:08 AM

well, thanks, no idea whaqt a doc type is, I suppose I should include
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

site is www.algalia.es then press the ALQU button (on the left)

thanks

Imar · June 3rd, 2006, 02:38 AM

Hi stp,

In that case, read this article: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/doctype/

Without a proper doc type, a browser like Internet Explorer renders in quirks mode; which can cause all kind of weird issues. By using a proper doc type, there's a better chance that IE and other browsers render the page the same way.

I suggest you fix the page and then try again. If you still have problems, let me know in this thread and I'll have another look. You may need to describe your problem in a bit more detail though because "one of the tables gets wider, and the other gets taller" may accurately describe the problem from your perspective but for me it's hard to see what you are referring to...

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
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stp · June 5th, 2006, 02:38 AM

well, thanks

I recreated the tables, putting 100% in size, and it works now
thanks

thanks