[pmwiki-users] Fixed columns?

[Rene Visco]

Hans,

Thanks...I upgraded to recent stable version and it worked.  I noticed that
you added more markup to Test Floating Columns.

It does help me a lot!

Rene V.


On 10/22/07 2:52 PM, "Hans" <design5 at softflow.co.uk> wrote:

> Monday, October 22, 2007, 10:10:59 PM, Rene Visco wrote:
> 
>> I'm stumped by using fixed columns.  I used two different methods (tables
>> and make columns).
> 
>> I found tables directive to be complicated.  Make columns by Ben Wilson is
>> great and simpler, but I cannot force the words to be wrapped.
> 
> Using advanced table markup is not too bad, for instance:
> 
> (:table cellpadding=5px:)
> (:cell:)
> '''First column'''\\
> some text which will wrap some text which will wrap some text which will wrap
> some text which will wrap
> (:cell:)
> '''Second column'''\\
> text which will wrap second column text which will wrap second column text
> which will wrap
> (:cell:)
> '''Third column'''\\
> Little bit more text and it should wrap long lines I hope. some text which
> will wrap some text which will wrap
> (:tableend:)
> 
> you can also apply styling to each individual cell.
> 
> A table has the advantage over floating columns that the columns will
> not break when the window gets narrow.
> 
> 
>   ~Hans
>