Limit table cell content displayed?

Using IE 5.5 (sp2)

I have a table cell whose width is set to i.e <td width="100">

Several cells contents exceed this width, is there a CSS that can only
display the 1st 100px's & chop the rest?

Tried various combniations of style's using "width, clip, overflow" but
seems to just completely ignores any of these settings!

Sample table -

<table>
<tr>
<td width="85"> Access</td>
<td width="40"> aaaa</td>
<td width="100">
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 </td>
<td width="112"> 1</td>
<td width="111"> 1</td>
</tr>
</table>

thanks

harry

harry

"harry" <> wrote:

>Using IE 5.5 (sp2)

Is that relevant? What are your users using?

>I have a table cell whose width is set to i.e <td width="100">
>
>Several cells contents exceed this width, is there a CSS that can only
>display the 1st 100px's & chop the rest?

You need to set table-layout: fixed; for the table and specify a width
for the table. Then you can specify overflow: hidden; for the cells
you want cropped.

It should go without saying that this isn't very user friendly - your
visitors will need to disable CSS to see all the content of your page.

Steve

--
"My theories appal you, my heresies outrage you,
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Steve Pugh <> <http://steve.pugh.net/>

Steve Pugh

Thanks for that Steve will give it a go.

Sorry should have explained it's for an intranet with every user having the
same browser & version

As regards the chopping, I thought I'd set the cell's title attibute to the
full value so they can see it as a tooltip!


"Steve Pugh" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "harry" <> wrote:
>
> >Using IE 5.5 (sp2)
>
> Is that relevant? What are your users using?
>
> >I have a table cell whose width is set to i.e <td width="100">
> >
> >Several cells contents exceed this width, is there a CSS that can only
> >display the 1st 100px's & chop the rest?
>
> You need to set table-layout: fixed; for the table and specify a width
> for the table. Then you can specify overflow: hidden; for the cells
> you want cropped.
>
> It should go without saying that this isn't very user friendly - your
> visitors will need to disable CSS to see all the content of your page.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> "My theories appal you, my heresies outrage you,
> I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." - The Doctor
>
> Steve Pugh <> <http://steve.pugh.net/>

harry

thanks mate - worked perfectly!


"harry" <> wrote in message
news:b5eAc.2469$...
> Thanks for that Steve will give it a go.
>
> Sorry should have explained it's for an intranet with every user having
the
> same browser & version
>
> As regards the chopping, I thought I'd set the cell's title attibute to
the
> full value so they can see it as a tooltip!
>
>
> "Steve Pugh" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > "harry" <> wrote:
> >
> > >Using IE 5.5 (sp2)
> >
> > Is that relevant? What are your users using?
> >
> > >I have a table cell whose width is set to i.e <td width="100">
> > >
> > >Several cells contents exceed this width, is there a CSS that can only
> > >display the 1st 100px's & chop the rest?
> >
> > You need to set table-layout: fixed; for the table and specify a width
> > for the table. Then you can specify overflow: hidden; for the cells
> > you want cropped.
> >
> > It should go without saying that this isn't very user friendly - your
> > visitors will need to disable CSS to see all the content of your page.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > --
> > "My theories appal you, my heresies outrage you,
> > I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." - The Doctor
> >
> > Steve Pugh <> <http://steve.pugh.net/>
>
>

harry

"harry" <> wrote:

Please don't top post.

>As regards the chopping, I thought I'd set the cell's title attibute to the
>full value so they can see it as a tooltip!

And if they want to print it? Or cut and paste the text to another
application?
Design and layout are supposed to enhance and support content not
obscure it, I think you're fixing the wrong problem.

Steve

--
"My theories appal you, my heresies outrage you,
I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." - The Doctor

Steve Pugh <> <http://steve.pugh.net/>

Steve Pugh