main table spacing is driving me CRAZY

[domino +]

The column spacing in the main table is really driving me nuts.

There is too much space between the categories on the main page and waaaay too much space between the subcategories on the category page.

I managed to get the css so the home page categories would display nicely. But then the category pages look funny.

I think the problem is that the code source apparently creates three columns in this table, whether you choose that option or not in your settings. So you've got an extra column in between when you choose a two column layout.

I've attached a screen shot of a category page.

I'm spending most of my time trying to get this all looking nice instead of stretched out and can't take it anymore. Can anyone help?

[Mike-N-Tosh +]

I've not seen or heard of this before, however if you'd like help you're going to have to provide more information.

For instance, What version of the script are you using? How about a link to the offending pages.

Please help us help you.

Thanks,
-Mike

[domino +]

I'm using version 4.0.8

I have the css for the main table set as:

table.main {
border: 1px solid #000000;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
}

table.main td {
width: 50%;
}

That makes the home page look okay, but the category page, as my previous attachment showed, is all spaced out. Too much space in between columns.

I'll send you a link via PM

[Lhotch +]

Looks like you modified something and broke the default look.

[domino +]

I don't think I "broke" anything. The only think I've changed in the templates is uncommenting a line so it will show subcategories.

There's an extra table column in the code, no matter whether you are using a 2 or 3 column display in your settings.

[Mike-N-Tosh +]

You certainly modified something which is causing the wrong code to be sent for the table declarations.

You have:
// Content

<table width="100%">
   <tr>
      <th> </th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td>a category
               </td>
               <td>
               <td>
               </td>
               ...

Notice that you have two <td> in a row with one of them never getting closed. That will wreak havoc on any web browser throwing all things out of kilter. Cats and dogs will live together, black holes will emerge out of nowhere and the time/space continuum will never be the same.

I don't know what you altered to cause that, however my suspects would be browse.tpl or the smarty plugin: function.html_table.php.

-Mike

[domino +]

I'll check. It could be the browse.tpl file but I haven't messed with the smarty plugin .

I've mostly done css changes but I'll go through things and check.