HTML layout tables expand

[taher]

Hi,

I am almost familiar with most HTML, and with php, but I understand there is one thing that I never really learned how to do, what is code the code which makes a layout with tables, to make it expand, and stuff like that. If someone could please post a reply how can i accomplish this.

Thanks guys.

[Modifier]

Most of the website has a header, side nav, content and footer. This info doesn't assist troubleshoot anything.Even if you can't upload the site and put it online you can paste the code to this forum using the code tags.What we have looks somewhat like an excel table of sorts, and it lists the stuff. Some of the links have a plus sign next to them, used to expand the list. We are generally using tables for formatting, b/c there is a thousands of information in there, and it's just simple for the user to read it that way.

[absolute55]

if you want a static width, you could, for instance, give the table width through the table elements attributes in pixels but if you want it to always use the entire width of the screen, you could give it's width as a percentage. this method, even if the window is created wider, since the width is a percentage, it will expand with that percentage, relative to the size of the window.having said that, it's best that you don't use tables to contain a pages layout. it's far better to use div's and CSS to achieve what you really need it...

[Katty]

Using CSS to follow tables is the anti-thesis for using CSS in the first place. Tables were usually used since nothing much else was available. So attempting to duplicate table usage fails the entire purpose of CSS.Your required to layout your page using html only. Group those elements which belong together with a <div> if need; and it's not always necessary. Then, style those elements as wanted using CSS.