Linking tables 1

[rudenborg]

I have sort of a general question. Is it against HTML standards to link a table?

example:

<a href="page.php">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
table text
</td>
</tr>
</table
</a>

Linking a table will work just fine in some browsers, but I've had problems with IE 6 on windows 98, and Firefox on mac os 10.2. IE just wouldn't work at all, Firefox was very sporadic, working sometimes and not others, with no detectable pattern. I was using Javascript in the link but it didn't seem to change when I took the Javascript out.

I'm creating a composite image from many images and using a table to hold them together. I would be nice to just link the table rather than linking all 9 images.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jonathan

 

[tgreer]

I don't know. I couldn't find an answer from W3C, either. Let's just say I've never seen that construction before. I think only text and images, but again, I couldn't find a definitive answer.



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[Vragabond]

Here is your answer:
Non-validated

No, that is not allowed, since <a> is an inline element and <table> is a block level element. maybe you could create a table out of spans by making them display table-like if you need it desperatelly.

 

[rudenborg]

Thanks so much!

I've done a lot with HTML, but I guess I never thought about the fact that an inline element can't enclose a block level element. But now that you said that it makes total sense. I feel pretty stupid now.

Gosh, I'm dreading running a validator on my website!

Thanks again!

Jonathan

 

[ChrisHunt]

Is this composite image a button? If so, you may be interested in unpicking how I've made the resizable image buttons at (for example)

http://www.leicesteryha.org.uk/cgi-bin/leoevdets?eno=39

. It's done with three spans nested inside an <a> element, using background images to put an image at each corner.

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[tgreer]

Another star for Vragabond. He's always cleaning up behind me. It's a good way to learn!



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