From: "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> i can do this BUT not with spaces [ ]
> how can i get a query field that takes up 10 or less characters to take up
> exactly 30 characters in the browser?
>
HTML is not a lay-out tool for page publishing.
It is a sub-sub-set of SGML which is designed to "suggest"
a structured format for browser clients. Often people
will use various tricks to force a standard layout.
IMHO, none of the tricks are of such high value that
I would retard the development schedule of a website
until every em and en are exactly delineated.
That being said, there are things to do - subject to
the understanding that you will have no control over whether
a particular client browser is:
1. using a proportional typeface;
2. using a non-proportional typeface;
3. employing a display size that makes hash of <font size=+1, etc.
4. using a setting that ignores (or allows) typeface downloads
5. using a setting that ignores (or allows, or specifies a user) style sheet
6. screen resolution ...
All of the above, and more, will frustrate the lineotype minded web
designer. That is as it should be.
Things to do.
Use table element attributes that define a width size.
Use a clear, one-pixel, .gif set to an exact width and height.
(This can force all rows in a column to be the same width.)
Create and make availabale an .eot file.
Filter on screen resolution and ask surfers if they would mind
setting their client to your specs.
Use nothing but text embedded in images.
There's more, but I think the point is made.
About the only one that seems to have wide currency is the use of
clear .gif files used as various types of spacers - but that won't handle
all situations. You'll never be able to guarantee that your pixel calculations
translate to any meaningful mapping to a typeface kerning used by
J. Random Surfer.
Rethink your design and re-evaluate the importance of controlling
user layout - there are limits within which you will profitably spend
your development time and beyond which it is a waste.
Pan
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