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patweb

patweb

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Apr 17, 2003
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Hi, does the tab tag exist or with tag to use to set a few spaces after a word and to start the data at a single line. (to align the data at the left). For this application I try to avoid (invisible) columns.

e.g.

Marc<TAB><TAB>2008<TAB><TAB>1981 'not working
Ann<TAB><TAB>2010<TAB><TAB>1975 'not working

bye, pat.


 
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Nope, no <tab> tag in HTML. For your problem, I would suggest using a table. Even though you tried to avoid it, this sounds like a perfect example of tabular data.
 
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txks, I am pro table building and use it frequently, but for this little script I should avoid it, its disburb the mark-up. I should search another solution or try it ons with tables.
 
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You could put nbsp's between the info - however it wouldnt like up perfectly unless all the info were the same length...

Let them hate - so long as they fear... Lucius Accius
 
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How about using some CSS?

Code: 
<html>
<head>
<style>
.tab
{
 padding:10;
}

.tab2
{
 padding:20;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Marc[b]<span class='tab'></span>[/b]2008<span class='tab'></span>1981<br />
Ann<span class='tab'></span>2010<span class='tab'></span>1975<br />
Dave[b]<span class='tab2' />[/b]2012<span class='tab2' />1977
</body>
</html>

Notice the difference between the two ways I use the SPAN tags. They both look the same when viewed with IE6, however, so maybe instead of <TAB>, you can have <span class='TAB' /> do the same thing for you.

--Dave
 
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