Fixed Cell Height

[Alice Claussen]

I have this html page, with a table on it.
Everytime the text on one of the cells gets too long, another cell's height
increases. This second cell has nothing to do with the first one. I want
it to have a fixed height.
Check out the code...

<table border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='773' height='1'>
<tr>
<td height="12" width="158"></td> <!--the cell which height increases -->
<td width='611' valign=top height="1" rowspan="4">

<table border="0" width="610" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="1">
<tr>
<td width="610" height="1" valign="top">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="327">
<tr>
<td width="78%" valign="top" height="325">
Here goes the text. If it gets too long, the problem occurs
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</tr>
<tr>
<td width='158' valign=top height="222">
Here goes some menu building code...
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td width='158' valign=top height="452">
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Please help me, I'm new at HTML and this problem is destroying my page's
design.
Thank you very much
Alice Claussen

[Veign]

If both <TD> tags are located within the same <TR> then no. They will be
the same height.

On method for allowing one Data cell to be greater the another Data cell
contained within the same row is to provided a second row and allow one Data
Cell to span that row;

Try This code:

<TABLE border=1>
<TR>
<TD Height=50 RowSpan=2>This is allowed to fit into 100px height</TD>
<TD>This is first 50px</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD Height=50>This is second 50px</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

Let me know if I missed the mark with your question

HTH
Chris

"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
news:3bbca530$1@news.devx.com...
>
> I have this html page, with a table on it.
> Everytime the text on one of the cells gets too long, another cell's
height
> increases. This second cell has nothing to do with the first one. I want
> it to have a fixed height.
> Check out the code...
>
> <table border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='773' height='1'>
> <tr>
> <td height="12" width="158"></td> <!--the cell which height increases -->
> <td width='611' valign=top height="1" rowspan="4">
>
> <table border="0" width="610" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="1">
> <tr>
> <td width="610" height="1" valign="top">
> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="327">
> <tr>
> <td width="78%" valign="top" height="325">
> Here goes the text. If it gets too long, the problem occurs
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td width='158' valign=top height="222">
> Here goes some menu building code...
> </td></tr>
> <tr>
> <td width='158' valign=top height="452">
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> Please help me, I'm new at HTML and this problem is destroying my page's
> design.
> Thank you very much
> Alice Claussen

[Alice Claussen]

Here's what's going on. Cell B is rowspan=4, so it can be bigger then cell
A. Till here, it works fine. Cell B receives information from a database.

If cell B's data fits it's predefined height it works fine, but if cell B's
height needs to get bigger to fit a bigger amount of data, then cell A grows
too. I don't understand because if cell A was already smaller then B, why
does it grow when B grows?

-------------------------------------
| cell A | |
--------------- |
| |
| |
| cell B |
| |
| |
| |
-----------------------

Thank you very much for your attention, hope you can help me.
Thanx

Alice Claussen

"Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote:
>If both <TD> tags are located within the same <TR> then no. They will be
>the same height.
>
>On method for allowing one Data cell to be greater the another Data cell
>contained within the same row is to provided a second row and allow one
Data
>Cell to span that row;
>
>Try This code:
>
><TABLE border=1>
><TR>
> <TD Height=50 RowSpan=2>This is allowed to fit into 100px height</TD>
> <TD>This is first 50px</TD>
></TR>
><TR>
> <TD Height=50>This is second 50px</TD>
></TR>
></TABLE>
>
>Let me know if I missed the mark with your question
>
>HTH
>Chris
>
>"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
>news:3bbca530$1@news.devx.com...
>>
>> I have this html page, with a table on it.
>> Everytime the text on one of the cells gets too long, another cell's
>height
>> increases. This second cell has nothing to do with the first one. I want
>> it to have a fixed height.
>> Check out the code...
>>
>> <table border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='773' height='1'>
>> <tr>
>> <td height="12" width="158"></td> <!--the cell which height increases
-->
>> <td width='611' valign=top height="1" rowspan="4">
>>
>> <table border="0" width="610" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="1">
>> <tr>
>> <td width="610" height="1" valign="top">
>> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="327">
>> <tr>
>> <td width="78%" valign="top" height="325">
>> Here goes the text. If it gets too long, the problem occurs
>> </td>
>> </tr>
>> </table>
>> </td>
>> </tr>
>> </table>
>>
>> </tr>
>> <tr>
>> <td width='158' valign=top height="222">
>> Here goes some menu building code...
>> </td></tr>
>> <tr>
>> <td width='158' valign=top height="452">
>> </td>
>> </tr>
>> </table>
>>
>> Please help me, I'm new at HTML and this problem is destroying my page's
>> design.
>> Thank you very much
>> Alice Claussen
>
>

[Veign]

This is some code I put together that will hopefully solve your problem:

<TABLE width=740 border=1>
<TR>
<!-- Start Menu -->
<TD valign=top>
<TABLE width=158 border=1>
<TR><TD height=12>&nbsp</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=80>My Menu Items - Fixed Height</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>Floating Space</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

</TD>
<!-- End Menu -->

<!-- Start Data -->
<TD valign=top>
<TABLE width=582 border=1>
<TR>
<TD>My Data</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

</TD>
<!-- End Data -->
</TR>
</TABLE>


I left the Borders 'ON' so you can see the layout of the table. This
seperates the Menu section from the Data section and lets you control each
separately...

Let me know if this works for you..

Chris

"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
news:3bbdb869$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Here's what's going on. Cell B is rowspan=4, so it can be bigger then cell
> A. Till here, it works fine. Cell B receives information from a database.
>
> If cell B's data fits it's predefined height it works fine, but if cell
B's
> height needs to get bigger to fit a bigger amount of data, then cell A
grows
> too. I don't understand because if cell A was already smaller then B, why
> does it grow when B grows?
>
> -------------------------------------
> | cell A | |
> --------------- |
> | |
> | |
> | cell B |
> | |
> | |
> | |
> -----------------------
>
> Thank you very much for your attention, hope you can help me.
> Thanx
>
> Alice Claussen
>
> "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote:
> >If both <TD> tags are located within the same <TR> then no. They will be
> >the same height.
> >
> >On method for allowing one Data cell to be greater the another Data cell
> >contained within the same row is to provided a second row and allow one
> Data
> >Cell to span that row;
> >
> >Try This code:
> >
> ><TABLE border=1>
> ><TR>
> > <TD Height=50 RowSpan=2>This is allowed to fit into 100px height</TD>
> > <TD>This is first 50px</TD>
> ></TR>
> ><TR>
> > <TD Height=50>This is second 50px</TD>
> ></TR>
> ></TABLE>
> >
> >Let me know if I missed the mark with your question
> >
> >HTH
> >Chris
> >
> >"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
> >news:3bbca530$1@news.devx.com...
> >>
> >> I have this html page, with a table on it.
> >> Everytime the text on one of the cells gets too long, another cell's
> >height
> >> increases. This second cell has nothing to do with the first one. I
want
> >> it to have a fixed height.
> >> Check out the code...
> >>
> >> <table border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='773'
height='1'>
> >> <tr>
> >> <td height="12" width="158"></td> <!--the cell which height increases
> -->
> >> <td width='611' valign=top height="1" rowspan="4">
> >>
> >> <table border="0" width="610" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
height="1">
> >> <tr>
> >> <td width="610" height="1" valign="top">
> >> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="327">
> >> <tr>
> >> <td width="78%" valign="top" height="325">
> >> Here goes the text. If it gets too long, the problem
occurs
> >> </td>
> >> </tr>
> >> </table>
> >> </td>
> >> </tr>
> >> </table>
> >>
> >> </tr>
> >> <tr>
> >> <td width='158' valign=top height="222">
> >> Here goes some menu building code...
> >> </td></tr>
> >> <tr>
> >> <td width='158' valign=top height="452">
> >> </td>
> >> </tr>
> >> </table>
> >>
> >> Please help me, I'm new at HTML and this problem is destroying my
page's
> >> design.
> >> Thank you very much
> >> Alice Claussen
> >
> >
>

[Alice Claussen]

Thank you... it works perfectly..
You helped me a lot... thanx
Alice Claussen

"Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote:
>This is some code I put together that will hopefully solve your problem:
>
><TABLE width=740 border=1>
> <TR>
> <!-- Start Menu -->
> <TD valign=top>
> <TABLE width=158 border=1>
> <TR><TD height=12>*</TD></TR>
> <TR>
> <TD height=80>My Menu Items - Fixed Height</TD>
> </TR>
> <TR><TD>Floating Space</TD></TR>
> </TABLE>
>
> </TD>
> <!-- End Menu -->
>
> <!-- Start Data -->
> <TD valign=top>
> <TABLE width=582 border=1>
> <TR>
> <TD>My Data</TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
>
> </TD>
> <!-- End Data -->
> </TR>
></TABLE>
>
>
>I left the Borders 'ON' so you can see the layout of the table. This
>seperates the Menu section from the Data section and lets you control each
>separately...
>
>Let me know if this works for you..
>
>Chris
>
>"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
>news:3bbdb869$1@news.devx.com...
>>
>> Here's what's going on. Cell B is rowspan=4, so it can be bigger then
cell
>> A. Till here, it works fine. Cell B receives information from a database.
>>
>> If cell B's data fits it's predefined height it works fine, but if cell
>B's
>> height needs to get bigger to fit a bigger amount of data, then cell A
>grows
>> too. I don't understand because if cell A was already smaller then B,
why
>> does it grow when B grows?
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> | cell A | |
>> --------------- |
>> | |
>> | |
>> | cell B |
>> | |
>> | |
>> | |
>> -----------------------
>>
>> Thank you very much for your attention, hope you can help me.
>> Thanx
>>
>> Alice Claussen
>>
>> "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote:
>> >If both <TD> tags are located within the same <TR> then no. They will
be
>> >the same height.
>> >
>> >On method for allowing one Data cell to be greater the another Data cell
>> >contained within the same row is to provided a second row and allow one
>> Data
>> >Cell to span that row;
>> >
>> >Try This code:
>> >
>> ><TABLE border=1>
>> ><TR>
>> > <TD Height=50 RowSpan=2>This is allowed to fit into 100px height</TD>
>> > <TD>This is first 50px</TD>
>> ></TR>
>> ><TR>
>> > <TD Height=50>This is second 50px</TD>
>> ></TR>
>> ></TABLE>
>> >
>> >Let me know if I missed the mark with your question
>> >
>> >HTH
>> >Chris
>> >
>> >"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
>> >news:3bbca530$1@news.devx.com...
>> >>
>> >> I have this html page, with a table on it.
>> >> Everytime the text on one of the cells gets too long, another cell's
>> >height
>> >> increases. This second cell has nothing to do with the first one. I
>want
>> >> it to have a fixed height.
>> >> Check out the code...
>> >>
>> >> <table border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='773'
>height='1'>
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td height="12" width="158"></td> <!--the cell which height increases
>> -->
>> >> <td width='611' valign=top height="1" rowspan="4">
>> >>
>> >> <table border="0" width="610" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
>height="1">
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td width="610" height="1" valign="top">
>> >> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="327">
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td width="78%" valign="top" height="325">
>> >> Here goes the text. If it gets too long, the problem
>occurs
>> >> </td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >> </td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td width='158' valign=top height="222">
>> >> Here goes some menu building code...
>> >> </td></tr>
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td width='158' valign=top height="452">
>> >> </td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >>
>> >> Please help me, I'm new at HTML and this problem is destroying my
>page's
>> >> design.
>> >> Thank you very much
>> >> Alice Claussen
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

[Veign]

No Problem...
"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
news:3bbdee57$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Thank you... it works perfectly..
> You helped me a lot... thanx
> Alice Claussen
>
> "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote:
> >This is some code I put together that will hopefully solve your problem:
> >
> ><TABLE width=740 border=1>
> > <TR>
> > <!-- Start Menu -->
> > <TD valign=top>
> > <TABLE width=158 border=1>
> > <TR><TD height=12> </TD></TR>
> > <TR>
> > <TD height=80>My Menu Items - Fixed Height</TD>
> > </TR>
> > <TR><TD>Floating Space</TD></TR>
> > </TABLE>
> >
> > </TD>
> > <!-- End Menu -->
> >
> > <!-- Start Data -->
> > <TD valign=top>
> > <TABLE width=582 border=1>
> > <TR>
> > <TD>My Data</TD>
> > </TR>
> > </TABLE>
> >
> > </TD>
> > <!-- End Data -->
> > </TR>
> ></TABLE>
> >
> >
> >I left the Borders 'ON' so you can see the layout of the table. This
> >seperates the Menu section from the Data section and lets you control
each
> >separately...
> >
> >Let me know if this works for you..
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
> >news:3bbdb869$1@news.devx.com...
> >>
> >> Here's what's going on. Cell B is rowspan=4, so it can be bigger then
> cell
> >> A. Till here, it works fine. Cell B receives information from a
database.
> >>
> >> If cell B's data fits it's predefined height it works fine, but if cell
> >B's
> >> height needs to get bigger to fit a bigger amount of data, then cell A
> >grows
> >> too. I don't understand because if cell A was already smaller then B,
> why
> >> does it grow when B grows?
> >>
> >> -------------------------------------
> >> | cell A | |
> >> --------------- |
> >> | |
> >> | |
> >> | cell B |
> >> | |
> >> | |
> >> | |
> >> -----------------------
> >>
> >> Thank you very much for your attention, hope you can help me.
> >> Thanx
> >>
> >> Alice Claussen
> >>
> >> "Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote:
> >> >If both <TD> tags are located within the same <TR> then no. They will
> be
> >> >the same height.
> >> >
> >> >On method for allowing one Data cell to be greater the another Data
cell
> >> >contained within the same row is to provided a second row and allow
one
> >> Data
> >> >Cell to span that row;
> >> >
> >> >Try This code:
> >> >
> >> ><TABLE border=1>
> >> ><TR>
> >> > <TD Height=50 RowSpan=2>This is allowed to fit into 100px
height</TD>
> >> > <TD>This is first 50px</TD>
> >> ></TR>
> >> ><TR>
> >> > <TD Height=50>This is second 50px</TD>
> >> ></TR>
> >> ></TABLE>
> >> >
> >> >Let me know if I missed the mark with your question
> >> >
> >> >HTH
> >> >Chris
> >> >
> >> >"Alice Claussen" <wilice@ig.com.br> wrote in message
> >> >news:3bbca530$1@news.devx.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> I have this html page, with a table on it.
> >> >> Everytime the text on one of the cells gets too long, another cell's
> >> >height
> >> >> increases. This second cell has nothing to do with the first one. I
> >want
> >> >> it to have a fixed height.
> >> >> Check out the code...
> >> >>
> >> >> <table border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='773'
> >height='1'>
> >> >> <tr>
> >> >> <td height="12" width="158"></td> <!--the cell which height
increases
> >> -->
> >> >> <td width='611' valign=top height="1" rowspan="4">
> >> >>
> >> >> <table border="0" width="610" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
> >height="1">
> >> >> <tr>
> >> >> <td width="610" height="1" valign="top">
> >> >> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="327">
> >> >> <tr>
> >> >> <td width="78%" valign="top" height="325">
> >> >> Here goes the text. If it gets too long, the problem
> >occurs
> >> >> </td>
> >> >> </tr>
> >> >> </table>
> >> >> </td>
> >> >> </tr>
> >> >> </table>
> >> >>
> >> >> </tr>
> >> >> <tr>
> >> >> <td width='158' valign=top height="222">
> >> >> Here goes some menu building code...
> >> >> </td></tr>
> >> >> <tr>
> >> >> <td width='158' valign=top height="452">
> >> >> </td>
> >> >> </tr>
> >> >> </table>
> >> >>
> >> >> Please help me, I'm new at HTML and this problem is destroying my
> >page's
> >> >> design.
> >> >> Thank you very much
> >> >> Alice Claussen
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>