Lock cell width ? Nvu / FrontPage

[Parangles]

I have created a table with 3 columns totalling 780 pxls wide.
When I type into the one on the extreme left , the other cells/columns
contract to make space. ie the text should wrap or each of the column
cells should be locked or set at a specific width about 1/3 of the total screen width.
Where can I do that ? Ive got Nvu and Frontpage but other should be the same.
Thanks

[faulkner132]

Make sure you are using the appropriate width or style attribute in your TD tag to set the percentage to 33. Additionally, make sure your empty cells have at least a space escape in them:

PHP Code:

<td width="33%">&nbsp;</td> 


[Parangles]

Code is still mostly a mystery- can I deal with it with these 'what you see"
programs ? I'm not ready for HTML .
I tried some of those Andreas Viklund templates but gave up and decided to
go from scratch. Thanks.

[faulkner132]

Your table code would look like this:

PHP Code:

<table width="780">
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">Some text which is really long and wraps.</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
</table> 


See if that works for you.

[Parangles]

I cut and pasted your code in but its just the same.
I'm going out now to buy a basic html book at b&Noble.
Everybody says forget anything except code.
I,ll repost .Thanks for your help !

EDIT: Shame !! I forgot to save it after pasting.
It works fine . Gonna get that book.
Cheers !

[faulkner132]

Originally Posted by Parangles Everybody says forget anything except code.

I'll second that.
Good luck to you!