HTML Table-Cell Width Minimum Resizing Limit?

**Nanobrain** · May 9th, 2007, 01:14 PM

I've looked everywhere, but with no luck. I have set the middle cell of a row of my table to stretch across at 100%. It sits between two outer cells which are set at a width of 50 pixels each. Everything works fine, except that I cannot quite figure out how to allow the middle cell a minimum width upon browser resizing. So, for example, I may only wish for it's width to be able to compact as small as 200 pixels. But, stretch out as far as the browser can go.

Anyone have any suggestions. The code is below.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Chris Martindale Galleries - Project Manager</title>
<head>
<body>
<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=1 width=100%>
<tr>
<td width=50px align=center>THIS IS THE LEFTHAND</td>
<td width=100% align=center>THIS IS THE MID SECTION</td>
<TD width=50px align=center>THIS IS THE RIGHTHAND</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=1 align=left>Link1</td>
<td colspan=2 align=center>SOME TEXT</td>
</tr>
</table>

</body>
</html>

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**marnixR** · May 9th, 2007, 02:07 PM

how about not setting the width of the middle bit ?

e.g.

<td align=center>THIS IS THE MID SECTION</td>

i assume it would take up the remaining width of the table whatever your screen size

**shawngoldw** · May 12th, 2007, 11:33 PM

for netscaps I'm pretty sure there is a min-width property. But I don't think that works on explorer or firefox

But if all else fails you can throw a 200px blank spacer image in the top of your cell.

What needs to go in this middle cell?

**marnixR** · May 13th, 2007, 08:34 AM

can't believe i forgot about stylesheets :

this should do the trick :

<td style="min-width: 200px;">...</td>

**shawngoldw** · May 13th, 2007, 10:00 AM

dont think that works in explorer

**marnixR** · May 13th, 2007, 01:08 PM

trust me - it does (i'm using IE at work)

**shawngoldw** · May 13th, 2007, 01:43 PM

really? great thing to know... thanks

**marnixR** · May 13th, 2007, 02:43 PM

oops, sorry - just tried it out and you're right it doesn't work in IE

so much for taking my word for it !

**shawngoldw** · May 13th, 2007, 02:59 PM

heh

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