Michael Hannon <jm_han...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.do...@hp.com> > > > > Stephen J. Barr <stephenjb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> This seems like a simple question but I can't seem to find the answer? > >> How do I specify the table width for an org-table that I will export > >> to HTML? > >> > > > > Not sure about the real HTMl syntax, or whether this is the best > > solution (I'd imagine CSS would be better *if* it can be done with CSS) > > but the following: > > > > #+ATTR_HTML: width="100" > > | col1 | col2 | > > |------+------| > > | 1 | 3 | > > | | | > > > > gets translated into an HTML table with an opening tag like this: > > > > <table border="2" cellspacing="0" > > cellpadding="6" rules="groups" frame="hsides" > > width="100"> > > > > Does that do the trick? > > Indeed, I think CSS would be a better approach. And of course I don't know > what this particular application is, but it's usually better to specify the > width of objects as a percentage of the overall width. >
Just to make sure #+ATTR_HTML: width="50%" is just the "same" as far as the HTML exporter is concerned: it'll just blindly tack it to the <table ...> tag. > This is discussed, for instance, at: > > http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_table.asp > Nice reference, thanks! Particularly for those (like me) whose CSS fu is weak to non-existent. > Here's a line from one of my old .org files that shows the syntax: > > #+STYLE: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./junk.css" /> > > It's also possible to embed the styling information directly in the Org-mode > file, but I find that to be less convenient, as you then have to re-export to > make a change to the style. > > Caveat: I haven't done any HTML exporting to speak of lately, certainly none > that has involved CSS, so it may be that the syntax has changed (i.e., > compared to the above STYLE directive). > I think things have not changed in this area. Nick
