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Using "display:block" in a table 1

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gingerbbm

gingerbbm

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Hi All

Using IE6 I want to display an anchor tag in block mode as the second cell in a row of a table. I want to use block mode so that the user can click anywhere within the cell to trigger the event (yes, it's a menu bar!)

Anyway, it works if it's the *first* cell:

<table width=&quot;100%&quot; border=&quot;2&quot;>
<tr>
<td><a href=&quot;#&quot; style=&quot;display:block; cursor:hand&quot;>Some text</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

But not if it's the second:

<table width=&quot;100%&quot; border=&quot;2&quot;>
<tr>
<td>...</td>
<td><a href=&quot;#&quot; style=&quot;display:block; cursor:hand&quot;>Some text</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

Now, I've been scratching my head for a while on this, and more worryingly have just discovered that it works in Mozilla 1.5.

Any help is immensely appreciated.

Cheers
Stu
 
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Just explain to IE how big you want the thing to be:

<table width=&quot;100%&quot; border=&quot;2&quot;>
<tr>
<td>...</td>
<td><a href=&quot;#&quot; style=&quot;display:block; width: 100%; height: 100%;&quot;>Some text</a></td>
</tr>
</table>

I removed the cursor: hand property since links will show cursor hand by default. And I think hand should actually be pointer. Hope it helps.
 
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Excellent stuff! Thanks for your help. Seems obvious now...

Cheers
Stu
 
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Now you've got each link displaying as a block, why bother with the table at all? compare
[tt]
<html>
<head>
<style type=&quot;text/css&quot;>
<!--
a.menu {display:block;
cursor:hand;
background: #CCCCCC;
width:200px;
text-align:center;}
a:hover {background: #FFFFCC;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr><td><a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a></td></tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
[/tt]
with
[tt]
<html>
<head>
<style type=&quot;text/css&quot;>
<!--
a.menu {display:block;
cursor:hand;
background: #CCCCCC;
width:200px;
text-align:center;
border:2px solid white;}
a:hover {background: #FFFFCC;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a>
<a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a>
<a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a>
<a class=&quot;menu&quot; href=&quot;#&quot;>Some text</a>
</body>
</html>
[/tt]
What difference does the table make?

-- Chris Hunt
 
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Good point. However, each menu &quot;bar&quot; is to contain a number of functional elements, such as icons and a checkboxes. I tried using relative positioning but ran into problems; tables gave me predictable control.

Added to that is the fact that this code will end up in dynamically generated ASP.NET web controls and the notion of &quot;a cell in the row of the table of the panel&quot; is easier to express.

Plus, the whole bar has to move if necessary.

Thanks for the input though!
 
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