Yes, I know! ;) Thanks!
Smith, Allex schreef: > Rob definitely has the best answer here. > > Structure your table like so: > > <table> > <caption>Captions are good</caption> > <thead> > <tr> > <th>header</th> > <th>row</th> > </tr> > </thead> > <tfoot> > <tr> > <td>footer</td> > <td>row</td> > </tr> > </tfoot> > <tbody> > <tr> > <td>row</td> > <td>one</td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td>row</td> > <td>two</td> > </tr> > </tbody> > </table> > > Then you don't have to worry about the checking for the first row and it will > not be part of your structure. > > Allex > > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RobG > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 5:06 AM > To: jQuery (English) > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Zebra striping in tables > > > > > > On Feb 5, 7:57�pm, Snef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Karl, > > > > Again, many thanks. Only just one question... > > > > I have used your one-liner like this: > > > > $("table tr:nth-child(even)").css("background", "#cccccc"); > > > > I played around with the :not(:first) to eliminate the first row of > > each table but i do not get it working. Is this possible to use this, > > or is it better to just change all the firstrows after yoour one- > > liner? (at the end, i can use a special classname for the first row, > > but I'm curious to know if it can work without it!) > > Consider putting your header rows in a thead element, then use: > > $("tbody ... > > > -- > Rob