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KompoZer User Guide — 17 December 2007 Based on version 0.7.10 14
At other times it is a problem. The gap is controlled
by the ‘Cellspacing’ attribute.
3.6.2.3 Background images
It is possible to set a background image for a table
or cell.
The CSS Specification in section 14.2.1 recom-
mends
When setting a background image, authors
should also specify a background color that will
be used when the image is unavailable. When the
image is available, it is rendered on top of the
background color. (Thus, the color is visible in the
transparent parts of the image).
The image appears behind the contents of the
table. If the image is larger than the table the table is
unaffected i.e. does not grow to accommodate the
image, as much of the image as will fit is displayed. If
the image is smaller than the table several options are
offered e.g. the image may be centred or tiled horizon-
tally, or vertically or in both directions until it fills the
table.
To apply a background image
1. In ‘HTML Tags’ view click the tag for the table (or
cell) while pressing the control key.
2. On the Status Bar right click on the highlighted
tag.
3. Select ‘Inline Styles’, ‘Background Properties’.
You can then select the tiling and/or position
properties as required.
Note Background images are visible in Normal
or Preview mode but not in HTML tags view.
3.6.2.4 Setting cell border and spacing
Right-click in a table, select ‘Table Cell Properties’
and the ‘Table Properties’ window appears. By select-
ing the 'Table' Tab the spacing is revealed as defaulting
to 2 pixels between cells. If this is set to zero the gaps
referred to in the previous paragraph disappear.
Note The ‘Table Properties’ window can also be
accessed from within a table by clicking the
‘Table’ button.
The ‘border’ defaults to 1 pixel. This border appears
around the edge of the table and rules appear around
each cell rendering the outlines easily visible. If the
border is set to zero both border and rules disappear.
If the border is set to a value greater than 1 pixel
the rules re-appear and the border appears in the
wider value specified. The exact appearance of the
table border depends on the browser used.
Other aspects of these lines e.g. colour or sup-
pressing rules when table border is selected cannot be
controlled using these methods.
Note For full control of borders use a Stylesheet
(see section 4.2.1 especially 4.2.1.3). (To set a
border for the table/ normal cells/ header cells
set the style for the table/ td/ th element as
appropriate.)
The ‘Table Properties’ window also allows the
‘padding’ to be set. Padding is the distance between
the cell content, e.g. text, and the edge of the cell. This
provides an alternative way of establishing space be-
tween the content of adjacent cells. Padding applies to
all four edges of a cell and to all the cells in a table.
Once again use a style for fuller control.
3.6.2.5 Colouring tables
This has already been referred to in section 3.6.2.2.
KompoZer however provides several routes to colour-
ing tables or cells. These include:
Right-click on table and select Table Cell Prop-
erties.
Use Table button to open Table Properties win-
dow.
Right-click in table and select ‘Table or Cell.
Background Color’.
3.6.2.6 Cell sizes
As you work on a table the sizes of the cells may
keep on changing. It is useful to understand how
browsers treat tables. Unless the size of a table or cell
is constrained in some way a browser will expand the
cell in an attempt to accommodate any text inserted.
Other cells in the same column will have the same
width. This will tend to reduce the space available for
any adjacent column of cells. Eventually the browser
will attempt to balance the allocation to each column
by wrapping the text. The overall effect will probably
minimise the total height of the table.
Tables can have their width completely unspecified,
specified to be a particular width in pixels or some
percentage of window width.
When a table is started, the Insert Table automati-
cally selects the ‘Quickly’ tab. This allows KompoZer to
make the decisions. If the ‘Precisely’ tab is selected the
user can make selections specifying the width in pixels
or as a percentage and specifying the border width.
Tables specified as percentage or unspecified are more
accommodating to differing window or screen sizes
and are recommended.
Browsers do not have to slavishly follow instruc-
tions. If a table specification is too narrow to accom-
modate the cell contents the table will grow beyond its
specified limit. This can occur if a large image is
inserted or a long word like
'Antidisestablishmentarianism'.
3.6.2.7 Table properties
The table properties window opens when you
Click a table and click the table button
Right click anywhere in a table and select ‘Table
cell properties’.
Tables and cells can be re-formatted in many ways.
This means that you don't have to plan everything in
advance before you start your table as settings can be
adjusted later.
The table properties window provides an option to
insert a caption which can be positioned on any edge.
For those familiar with them, the ‘Advanced Edit’
button gives direct access to inline styles.
3.6.3 Inserting Text
Inserting text into a ta-
ble cell is one of the sim-
plest of tasks. Inserted
text will be formatted as a
TD element but may be
re-formatted as a paragraph or using styles.
Even the simplest of can tasks become tedious if
carried out repetitively possibly copying and pasting
from pre-prepared text.
After selecting a piece of text KompoZer offers a
useful facility via Tables > Create table from selection.
Tip: Use HTML Tags view
to see where to input the
text.
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