Table height issue in IE is driving me absolutely nuts - HELP!

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by othersteve, Feb 4, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hey guys,

    All right, so I admit this might seem a bit ironic considering that I am a computer technician. But I'm no HTML expert for sure, and this might be evidence of that fact.

    On this page:

    http://triplescomputers.com/s_bringitin.html

    ...you will notice that the table heights work as expected in Firefox. However, in IE, the heights of the supposed 21-height table housing the "Computers" image on the left and the orange cell on the right erratically vary with seemingly no reason apart from the height of the center cell (which spans two rows and is coded as such).

    What in the world am I doing wrong here, and how can I easily correct it?

    Thank you very much!

    -Steve
     
    othersteve, Feb 4, 2010 IP
  2. LeetPCUser

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    I would highly recommend developing your site using CSS. The problem with creating every page in tables is that the code is not standardized across pages. This means if a new browser were to come out, IE8 for instance, and your page gets screwed up due to Microsoft loving to change the way things display, then you have to go through every single page and correct it. CSS cuts down on this by having on central file you would have to change which would control every page on your site.
     
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    Hi,
    I totally agree with this. Your site seems to be developed in CSS. The space on the right is more than left side. If you create it in CSS. It would be much helpful.

    B.A.
     
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    Hey guys,

    I really do appreciate the advice regarding the usage of CSS, however, is there any way I can solve this particular issue before considering such a transition?

    Thanks. :)

    -Steve
     
    othersteve, Feb 5, 2010 IP