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srichards00 · 04-08-2005, 12:12

Hey everyone,

I've posted at a few different places ont he web and gotten lackluster answers so hopefully you guys can help me out with this. I've created a design in Photoshop and sliced it up and exported it to dreamweaver(1.jpg).

An example of what i need help with is when i add txt to the news section (2.jpg) it moves my tables all over the place. I need to know how to be able to set somehting up like this http://www.worldofwarcraft,com, where the items keep adding up and stretch the page out yet keeps the design cohesive and intact.

What is the easiest way to accomplish this sort of effect? Any help that could point me int he right direction would be helpful. If there are any kind of plugins or anything that can help me with this id love to know about them as a im more of a deisgner then a coder.

pat · 04-08-2005, 18:04

I'm afraid i can't help you with the tables moving around, but i can encourage you to go and learn xhtml/css. I've just realised it's wthe way to go.

As to the news on that warcraft site, it's probably some sort backend application. Have a look at www.cutephp.com.

emil · 05-08-2005, 03:09

tables are shit... don't use them. they're evil...

ok, that said, put a link here and we might be able to help.
My guess is that you have some percentage widths combined with fixed sizes.
Another solution would be just to copy world of warcraft code into your HTML editor, and look how they achieved that effect.

But, please, please, please stop using tables

weldo · 05-08-2005, 04:31

now then kids, lets not forget that tables do have a legitimate use..... for tabular data

emil · 05-08-2005, 04:32

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Originally Posted by weldo

now then kids, lets not forget that tables do have a legitimate use..... for tabular data

Of course. I should've said do not use tables for layout purposes

Transmogrify · 05-08-2005, 05:22

The question is where is the thin, blurry line between tabular data and layout purposes? That's what I'd like to know. I'm absolutely for css layouts and thats how I do things these days.. but it's a blurry line. What defines tabular data? Could a thumbnail gallery be defined as tabular data?

emil · 05-08-2005, 05:33

Tabular data:

Month ----------------Revenue
- jan ----------------- a quarter
- feb ----------------- some chips
- mar ----------------- experience

Layout shit:

- Logo.gif ----------------- Title
- Navigation -------------- content
- copy notice ------------- some links

I think there's a thick line between the two.

Stickman · 05-08-2005, 07:55

So do I.

A thumbnail gallery isn't tabular data.

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srichards00 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1	HTML news section help. Hey everyone, I've posted at a few different places ont he web and gotten lackluster answers so hopefully you guys can help me out with this. I've created a design in Photoshop and sliced it up and exported it to dreamweaver(1.jpg). An example of what i need help with is when i add txt to the news section (2.jpg) it moves my tables all over the place. I need to know how to be able to set somehting up like this http://www.worldofwarcraft,com, where the items keep adding up and stretch the page out yet keeps the design cohesive and intact. What is the easiest way to accomplish this sort of effect? Any help that could point me int he right direction would be helpful. If there are any kind of plugins or anything that can help me with this id love to know about them as a im more of a deisgner then a coder. Attached Thumbnails

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pat jorge regula Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: B'ham/Leeds Posts: 5,102	I'm afraid i can't help you with the tables moving around, but i can encourage you to go and learn xhtml/css. I've just realised it's wthe way to go. As to the news on that warcraft site, it's probably some sort backend application. Have a look at www.cutephp.com. __________________

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emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 7,482	tables are shit... don't use them. they're evil... ok, that said, put a link here and we might be able to help. My guess is that you have some percentage widths combined with fixed sizes. Another solution would be just to copy world of warcraft code into your HTML editor, and look how they achieved that effect. But, please, please, please stop using tables

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Transmogrify Rough Creep Arse™ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,888	The question is where is the thin, blurry line between tabular data and layout purposes? That's what I'd like to know. I'm absolutely for css layouts and thats how I do things these days.. but it's a blurry line. What defines tabular data? Could a thumbnail gallery be defined as tabular data?

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emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 7,482	Tabular data: Month ----------------Revenue - jan ----------------- a quarter - feb ----------------- some chips - mar ----------------- experience Layout shit: - Logo.gif ----------------- Title - Navigation -------------- content - copy notice ------------- some links I think there's a thick line between the two.

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Stickman Dr. Lucien Sanchez Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UK Posts: 5,563	So do I. A thumbnail gallery isn't tabular data.

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