Background control

[ahm531]

Hi, i'm a new user in this forum and also now in web page designing, I desgind a page using HTML but not uploaded it yet, i will need your opinion as soon as i'm done.
I want to know if there a property that controls the background of a table cell to be viewed streched or repeated what ever the resolution of the page was.
One more thing how can I set a a fixed dimensions of the contents in my page like table cells or images if the resolution of the screen changed.
This is my first message here , Waiting for your replies.

[minute44]

There are ways of doing this but I would discourage the use of tables at all to be honest. What you, as a new web designer, should be doing is looking into modern design techniques and layouts without tables.

What I'm talking about is XHTML layed out with CSS. If you are unsure as to where to start with this then please PM me.

This should get you started:
http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/default.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

[ahm531]

Thank you for your replay, I'm currently learning CSS from the same site you have provided for me. But I think that using tables help to make things more organized, so if there is other methods for my original questions please tell me about them.

And about XHTML I know that it is similar to HTML but with some modifications, why it is used now instead of HTML?

[minute44]

It is used now because it is a lot more structured. It promotes the proper use of Headings <h1>, <h2> etc... and others. It means that Tags are only used for thier intended purpose.

For example. If you were going to write a letter, you wouldn't use Microsoft Excel, you'd use Word. Same thing applies here. You should only use tables for displaying TABULAR data.

Modern web design dictates that content and style should be kept separate at all times. Anything that pertains to the way a page looks should be in the Style Sheet.

[moojoo]

Don't forget about unobtrusive javascript etc too. And as minute stated you can apply the background: styling to any element really.

[ahm531]

Thank U guys, but I would be grateful if you provid me with the properties that make the fixed resolution of objects and the properties that control the background image in a table cell.

[moojoo]

http://veerle.duoh.com/index.php/blo..._styled_table/

td {
text-align: center;
height: 200px;
width: 200px;
border:solid #000;
border-width:1px;
}