Re: OT - Round tables?

["mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

Fishy,

Thanks! Got it.

Durnik

(And if you don't know why I call Graham "fishy", can I invite
you to
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--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Graham Howe" <graham@s...> wrote:
> I've done this a couple of times by having a an extra top and
bottom row
> and left and right column. Then simply have the curved corner image
in
> each of the 'extra' corner cells, a horizontal line image in
the 'extra'
> rows and vertical line image in the 'extra' columns.
>
> The trick is knowing the length of the vertical and horizontal
lines,
> this can be achieved in two ways. The first option is to actually
make
> the tables fixed width and height, but this is of course
restrictive for
> dynamically generated tables. The second option is to actually set
the
> images as cell backgrounds, then they will stretch automatically to
fit
> the table. This second approach has the added advantage that you
only
> need small images.
>
> I hope all this made sense, I have an example here
> (http://www.romanway.com/default_old.htm)
though this is no longer
in
> use as the site has been re-designed. It also takes the technique a
> little further with 3D effects and inner borders as well as outer
ones.
> But a look at the source should reveal the tricks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark_harrison_uk2 [mailto:mph@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 31 August 2003 20:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT - Round tables?
>
>
> No, nothing to do with King McCall and the HA knights, but an HTML
> question.
>
> I like the look of rounded table borders, for example as used on
> www.electrolux.co.uk, but have no idea how to code them up.
>
> Examining the HTML source has left me even more confused.
>
> It's obvious how to do them if you know in advance exactly the size
> of the graphical content, but in a site that's database driven, so
> the content size could vary, what's the best way?
>
> Anyone any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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