Table cell fixed width settings

...is it actually possible?

All the table cells are set to a width and height, which really seems to do no good since text or images or anything else placed inside a cell stretches it (and everything else) beyond the settings.

Is there a way to KEEP the table width (and/or height), or table cells exactly the size you set them to??

Thanks. 8)

still using tables?

You have to remember, tables weren't made for layouts, so there are situations where there's not much you can do.

The width and height that you set should be followed generally. Obviously if an image is bigger than its cell, then the cell has to be enlarged. The same is true for text - if there's too much text, or making the font larger means that the text no longer fits, then again, the cell will be made bigger.

That's why traditional table layouts account for this. Text in a cell that could not be made larger without breaking the design had to be specifically set to a px value and content is usually in a cell that can be any size without breaking the design. That's just the way it is and definetly one of the many reasons why CSS is better.

If you gave us a link or a description of exactly what you're doing, then we could probably give you a way of doing it using tables and of course a way of doing it using CSS.

Thanks again, guys. Yeah, still using tables. I really don't know CSS except for a couple of things I copy and paste, simple things really. But using it for the entire layout... not there technically yet. I really need a good CSS (for dummies) book first. lol

I use tables because I use slices a lot of the time.

Save yourself the money of buying a book and instead go to http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp to learn CSS. Quite helpful!

thanks James! Looks like a cool site!