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HTML Tables problem ?

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  • 25-03-2012 11:09am
    #1
    threein99
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    Hi
    Im designing a site for a project in college, Im having a problem when I wrap my text in a table, the text inside it turns bold when I havent a bold tag any where in it, heres the code . . . . .

    <TABLE WIDTH ="745"><th>
    <div align="justify"><FONT FACE="Ariel"> my text goes here</div></TABLE></font>



    No matter what font style I use is always turns bold, anyone any ideas why this is happening ?


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    #2
    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    You have an unclosed <th> tag, and the font tag isn't closed correctly, you have the order wrong.

    I'd recommend you don't put styling mixed with HTML, but use an external CSS style sheet instead. The HTML you are using is also pretty old, I would take a look at some newer standards.


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    threein99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭threein99


    Giblet wrote: »
    You have an unclosed <th> tag, and the font tag isn't closed correctly, you have the order wrong.

    I'd recommend you don't put styling mixed with HTML, but use an external CSS style sheet instead. The HTML you are using is also pretty old, I would take a look at some newer standards.

    We have to use this html for this, what do you mean I shouldnt use styling mixed with html ? Im a bit clueless about this sort of stuff


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    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    He means mixing regular old HTML with <div> tags. Go to htmlgoodies.com - there's a good HTML primer on there. Go through it, and you'll be fine.


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    threein99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭threein99


    So can anyone tell me why my text is turning into bold ? :o


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    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Because text in a <th> tag will be bold by default.

    Use <td> instead of <th>, and close your tags! Anything you open, you must close.


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    threein99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭threein99


    dlofnep wrote: »
    Because text in a <th> tag will be bold by default.

    Use <td> instead of <th>, and close your tags! Anything you open, you must close.

    Oh right now I get you thanks a million


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    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    And do so in the right order, the last tag you open is the first one to be closed.

    EG:
    <div><p></div></p> is wrong!

    <div><p></p></div> is correct.


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    threein99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭threein99


    Giblet wrote: »
    And do so in the right order, the last tag you open is the first one to be closed.

    EG:
    <div><p></div></p> is wrong!

    <div><p></p></div> is correct.

    Cheers thats helped alot


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    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Think of it this way in terms of order of tags.

    <1><2><3><4>blah</4></3></2></1>


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    #11
    threein99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭threein99


    Thanks both of you, tables are pretty handy once you work out how to use them properly


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    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Now the bad news. Only use them for tabulated data, not layout. They aren't too flexible once defined, and they add a lot of markup.


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    Malice
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    You've also got a typo in your font declaration. "Ariel" should be "Arial".


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