I have created a table with cells width set to 80. An example of what is in the cells is:
"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
This line wraps ok in its cell.
However, when I have text without spaces, e.g.:
"thequickbrownfoxjumpsover
The text will not wrap; The cell will expand with the text, despite the width being fixed to 80. I need it to wrap like the other texts.
Please help. Thank you very much.
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>> The text will not wrap; The cell will expand with the text, despite the width being fixed to 80. <<
That is how tables work. If the content is longer than the width you have assigned, the cell will "stretch".
I agree with Webmonkey.. about the only thing you can do is artificially force a break. Your other alternative is to do away with such a static design.
Like I said, if there is no logical break in a very long word, such as the example you gave, the word will not wrap.
As Webmonkey suggested, you have to explicitly place a <br> where you want your word to wrap, because the browser can't find anywhere it can break the word up.
There is no other way around it. The browser can only crop the word, or stretch the table. The only way to force it to break is to manually put a break in yourself at the location where you want the break to appear.
Some script might also do the trick...
<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="1" ID="TestTable">
<TR><TD NOWRAP>
HEADER A
</TD><TD NOWRAP>
HEADER B
</TD><TD NOWRAP>
HEADER C
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD><TD>
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT">
dataBreakpoint = 10
for (i=1;i<document.all.TestTa
for (j=0;j<document.all.TestTa
cellText = document.all.TestTable.row
if (cellText.length > dataBreakpoint){
cellBreaks = parseInt(cellText.length/d
cellTextArr = new Array(cellBreaks)
for(k=0;k<=cellBreaks;k++)
cellTextBeginIndex = dataBreakpoint * k
if (k==cellBreaks){
cellTextEndIndex = cellTextBeginIndex + cellText.length
}else{
cellTextEndIndex = cellTextBeginIndex + dataBreakpoint
}
cellTextArr[k] = cellText.substring(cellTex
}
document.all.TestTable.row
for(k=0;k<cellBreaks;k++){
document.all.TestTable.row
}
}
}
}
</SCRIPT>
You won't find a solution in CSS. I know that isn't what you want to hear, but that's the way it is. It can't be done using HTML. It can't be done using CSS. There is no "simpler and more controlled solution." Like Webmonkey said from the word go, it IS NOT POSSIBLE.
And as we have said over and over again, the only way to do it is for you to manually force a break. If you don't want to hard code <br> in, you can use a script to do it for you like cb1393 offered. There is NO other way to do it.
I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but you don't seem to be getting the message.
Giving someone a bad grade because what you are asking is impossible is not the way to go. It is a very good way to ensure experts are going to think twice about offering you any help again.
>> is the grade going to reflect in cb's report book or something? <<
Yes, actually. See:
http://www.experts-exchang
You will see one A, one C.
It also affects the number of points experts earn for helping you. A grade of C give much fewer points than an A or B would have done, and experts need the points to be able to become a "Top Expert" (appear in to the Top 15 for the category), among other things.
You might want to have a read of the information at http://www.experts-exchang
>> You get 'em Kasandra! <<
lol!
Sorry to snap Jux83, but seeing Cs awarded unnecessarily is a pet peeve of mine. I've always appreciated it when others have stepped in when I have been at the receiving end of a C to back up that they think it was an unfair grade.
Jux83, the fact that you awarded a C goes on your profile too. Some of the more "experienced" experts do look at the profile of an asker before offering help. The fact that you have awarded a C may stop some experts from helping you, so just be aware of that in the future.
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by: WebmonkeyPosted on 2003-04-13 at 21:38:58ID: 8324545
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the simple word wrapping will not facilitate this.
However, you could split the string up and dynamically enter some break tags in strategic places. It would be difficult, but I'm pretty sure that's as close as you are going to get.
HOPE THIS HELPS.