Fixed and relative sizes in one table?

[jaiem]

I have a table defined as:

<table width="100%">
<td width="368">Left column</td>
<td width="626">Right column</td>
</table>


I want to keep the "left" column fixed size but I want the "right" column to always expand to the right in order to completely fill the screen no matter what resolution size the visitor is using on their PC.

If I put 100% as the width for the right column will this do what I want?

Thanks.

[jglasspoole]

I think if you don't specify a width in your right column, it will fill out the way you want it too -- unless, of course, the content of the cell isn't as wide as the screen.

One note of caution: Netscape doesn't like when you mix percentages and fixed width cells.

[jaiem]

Originally posted by jglasspoole
I think if you don't specify a width in your right column, it will fill out the way you want it too -- unless, of course, the content of the cell isn't as wide as the screen.

That's just it. The content of the right column/cell isn't as big as the screen. I want the column to extend longer than the size of the content (which is a jpg file). The background image will fill in the space so it won't look blank.

[pheidrias]

jaiem..
as I've heard, the official way is to put a * into the width-field : width="*".

..as I've heard and use it..
pheidrias

[Hierophant]

The header used here in the forums uses fixed and variable widths for cells within the same table. You can view the source for a page and see how it is done.

I purposefully formatted the text of that section so it could be used as an example.

[jaiem]

Thanks everyone.

[creole]

This is how you do it:

<table>
<tr>
<td width="150">
sidebar content here
</td>
<td width="100%">
main content here
</td>
</tr>
</table>

That is your utmost basic variable width table. Play around with it a bit and you will see all of the cool things that you can do with it. Good luck