limiting table width possible?

[nuct]

Hi

Does anyone know if its possible to limit the width of a table so that however long a string inside a cell is the table remains the same size. The width attribute doesn't seem to work, the table just seems to stretch anyway.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Simon.

 

[Vragabond]

No. If it is a picture or a long string without spaces, then the table will expand to accomodate it. There is one way of clipping it or making the cell have scrollbars:

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>
   <div style="overflow: hidden; width: 100px;">content will 
be clipped</div>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>
   <div style="overflow: auto; width: 100px;">content will be scrollable</div>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>