I'm making a table loop in php to display messages stored in a database, it's looping, it's displaying all the correct information, but I can't seem to get it to look any better :/

Heres the website as it looks now, http://madox.freeprohost.com/message.view.php

And here is the code which creates the table :

PHP Code:

print("<table class=\"forTexts\" align=\"center\" width=\"100\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\">");
print("  <tr>");
print("    <td colspan=\"3\" class=\"forTexts\" align=\"center\">$data[username]</td>");
print("  </tr>");
print("  <tr>");
print("    <td width=\"4\">&nbsp;</td>");
print("    <td width=\"170\">$data[message]</td>");
print("    <td width=\"4\">&nbsp;</td>");
print("  </tr>");
print("</table>");
print("<br>"); 


Problems I'm having:
Cannot allocate a .css to the table (changes fonts etc.)
Cannot change the message length ->

When you look at the site, the message is massive and stretches the table. Is there a way to make part of it drop down to a different line (cuttoff point?) I tried defining the table width with pixels but didn't work.

Thats about it, unless anyone knows another problem.

Thanks,
Lothop

Mmmm

Your <td width=170>, thats wider than the table, maybe this will stop it from wrapping.

("<table class="forTexts\" align=\", 1st line should have \"forTexts?

Not sure tho, only trying to help

Cya Paul

try using this in your css

.table_outline { border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 4px; font: normal 10px verdana; width: 600px; }

In the <table> bit do cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"table_outline\">


Hope helps u m8

Paul

How do you know that your styles aren't working if the page isn't linking to the stylesheet and doesn't have styles embedded in the page?

Originally Posted by witchblade32

How do you know that your styles aren't working if the page isn't linking to the stylesheet and doesn't have styles embedded in the page?

http://www.madox.co.nr

I have used the style sheet before, I've fixed the problems with the style sheet.


I've also managed to change the sizes now
Thanks.

The reason it was so long was because it was just one long word. if they are individal words, then it's the right size.

Lothop

I was gonna say--a lot of the time one big word (really, really big) will be able to throw off the whole layout. Rarely, but it still does happen, especially in sidebars.

id just recommend making the table with normal html and then putting it into the php to make it dynamic. that is how i always do pagination loops.