Table Cell nowrap won't work.

FancyPrairie · Mar 3, 2007

I want to create a table with 3 columns. Each column a specific width. I don't want values in the first column to wrap. I want them truncated or clipped. But I can't seem to make it work. In addition to nowrap, I've tried style="overflow: hidden" with no luck.

What am I doing wrong?

Code:

<html><head>
</head>
<body>
<table width=40px cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 border=1 >
<tr>
<td width=30px noWrap >1234567890abcdefdddddddddddddddddddddddddgHIJKLMN</td>
<td width=10px></td>
<td width=10px></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body></html>

audiopro · Mar 3, 2007

As far as I am aware, all the text sent will be printed in a table cell and there is no truncate option. I stand to be corrected though. You would have to do that dynamically.
Your cells total 50px. but this should not affect the result.

Keith

http://www.studiosoft.co.uk

Vragabond · Mar 3, 2007

As a first option, look at modern coding techniques (why lower case in attributes is good, what is a doctype, what is quoting of values), look at CSS and look at why you do not add px to the width attributes in html.

As a second option, try adding [tt]table-layout: fixed;[/tt] to the table styles.

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Table Cell nowrap won't work.

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