size of cell wrong if data long

I am having problems with cells that have long data with no spaces to break
on and was curious as to how others solve this problem.

I have the following file that I took from my view source of my page.

I have a table that has 5 cells of defined lengths
(50px,50px,50px,50px,200px)

Normally, the table is correct and displays fine. If the data is too long
it wraps to the next line, which is fine.

The problem is when I am using an email where there are no spaces in the
text for the program to break on.

This causes the table to increase the size of the Email cell and all the
other cells are decreased proportionally.

I can substring the data to smaller length but then you lose part of the
email if a person happens to have a very long email name.

Here is an example of the file and table:

"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Scripsit tshad:

> I am having problems with cells that have long data with no spaces to
> break on

Such issues have been discussed fairly often in this and other newsgroups.
Check past discussions via Google Groups or otherwise.

> I have a table that has 5 cells of defined lengths
> (50px,50px,50px,50px,200px)

Stop setting fixed widths. Remove all width attributes from HTML and width
property settings in CSS. Consider adding some percentage or em settings
then, _if needed_.

> The problem is when I am using an email where there are no spaces in
> the text for the program to break on.

An email address isn't that long, so if you remove the fixed widths, you
solve the problem (or, rather, stop creating it). An email address should
seldom be broken across lines anyway. If you feel you ever need to do that,
reconsider the design decisions that led to such a situation.

> Here is an example of the file and table:

In future, post a URL, not bulks of code. Hang around and you'll see reasons
to this.

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

On Aug 29, 2:49 pm, "tshad" wrote:
> I am having problems...


This is one of the issues you have to deal with when you go with a
fixed width design. You have basically 3 choices:

1. Do what Yucca said and abandon the fixed width site.

2. Widen the fixed width to accommodate a wider email column (are you
sure you can you predict what the widest will be?)

3. Leave it alone and don't worry about the exception.

Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:49:29
GMT tshad scribed:

> I am having problems with cells that have long data with no spaces to
> break on and was curious as to how others solve this problem.
>
> I have the following file that I took from my view source of my page.
>
> I have a table that has 5 cells of defined lengths
> (50px,50px,50px,50px,200px)
>
> Normally, the table is correct and displays fine. If the data is too
> long it wraps to the next line, which is fine.
>
> The problem is when I am using an email where there are no spaces in
> the text for the program to break on.
>
> This causes the table to increase the size of the Email cell and all
> the other cells are decreased proportionally.
>
> I can substring the data to smaller length but then you lose part of
> the email if a person happens to have a very long email name.
>
> Here is an example of the file and table:
>
> > "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
>
>
>
>
>
>


>

Re: size of cell wrong if data long

"Neredbojias" wrote in message
news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:49:29
> GMT tshad scribed:
>
>> I am having problems with cells that have long data with no spaces to
>> break on and was curious as to how others solve this problem.
>>
>> I have the following file that I took from my view source of my page.
>>
>> I have a table that has 5 cells of defined lengths
>> (50px,50px,50px,50px,200px)
>>
>> Normally, the table is correct and displays fine. If the data is too
>> long it wraps to the next line, which is fine.
>>
>> The problem is when I am using an email where there are no spaces in
>> the text for the program to break on.
>>
>> This causes the table to increase the size of the Email cell and all
>> the other cells are decreased proportionally.
>>
>> I can substring the data to smaller length but then you lose part of
>> the email if a person happens to have a very long email name.
>>
>> Here is an example of the file and table:
>>
>> >> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>


>>

Re: size of cell wrong if data long

tshad wrote:
> "Neredbojias" wrote in message
> news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...

>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>
> Don't know.

I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> tshad wrote:
>> "Neredbojias" wrote in message
>> news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>
>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>
>> Don't know.
>
> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"

Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"), but
what color do you imply with Constable?

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>> tshad wrote:
>>> "Neredbojias" wrote in message
>>> news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>> Don't know.
>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>
> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"), but
> what color do you imply with Constable?
>

Oh, maybe a deep green. Old British painters theme...

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:23:46 GMT
Blinky the Shark scribed:

> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>> tshad wrote:
>>> "Neredbojias" wrote in message
>>> news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>>
>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>>
>>> Don't know.
>>
>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>
> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"), but
> what color do you imply with Constable?

Aluminium, of course. (Cons + Table)

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>>> tshad wrote:
>>>> "Neredbojias" wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>>> Don't know.
>>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>>
>> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"), but
>> what color do you imply with Constable?
>>
> Oh, maybe a deep green. Old British painters theme...

Green as in "landscapes"?

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Neredbojias wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:23:46 GMT
> Blinky the Shark scribed:
>
>> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
>>> tshad wrote:
>>>> "Neredbojias" wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns999BB8C611833nanopandaneredbojias@198.186.190.161...
>>>
>>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>>>
>>>> Don't know.
>>>
>>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>>
>> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"), but
>> what color do you imply with Constable?
>
> Aluminium, of course. (Cons + Table)

Huh?

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:27:56
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:

>>>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't know.
>>>>
>>>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>>>
>>> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"),
>>> but what color do you imply with Constable?
>>
>> Aluminium, of course. (Cons + Table)
>
> Huh?

Convicts => prison inmates. Their lunch/dinner tables...

Oh, all right, it was a stretch.

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Re: size of cell wrong if data long

On 2007-08-31, Neredbojias wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:27:56
> GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
>
>>>>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't know.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>>>>
>>>> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"),
>>>> but what color do you imply with Constable?
>>>
>>> Aluminium, of course. (Cons + Table)
>>
>> Huh?
>
> Convicts => prison inmates. Their lunch/dinner tables...
>
> Oh, all right, it was a stretch.

Not a bad crossword clue.

Re: size of cell wrong if data long

On 2007-08-31, Ben C wrote:
> On 2007-08-31, Neredbojias wrote:
>> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:27:56
>> GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
>>
>>>>>>>> What's background-color:Gainsboro;?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Don't know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm partial to "background-color: Constable;"
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, I can get a color out of "Gainsboro" (blue, as in "Blue Boy"),
>>>>> but what color do you imply with Constable?
>>>>
>>>> Aluminium, of course. (Cons + Table)
>>>
>>> Huh?
>>
>> Convicts => prison inmates. Their lunch/dinner tables...
>>
>> Oh, all right, it was a stretch.
>
> Not a bad crossword clue.

Where inmates eat policeman (9)

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