Here is an example of table entry. In this case there are
5 columns separated by
a double space (note that an example like
Persian Gulf is a single entry with the two words
separated by a single space). It has been customized beyond the
default parameters by adding a table title and a table footnote,
and by increasing
the border size to 4 pixels from the default of 1
pixel. Notice also the use of a <br> tag
to force a line break in the
entry for "Gulf of Tonkin" so that it will occupy two lines in the table.
Click submit to produce the corresponding HTML
table.
Description of Customization Options:
Border:
Width of the table border in pixels. Set to 0 for a
borderless table; set to larger numbers for a beveled edge effect. Default is
1 pixel.
bgcolor:
The background color for the table. Give in hexidecimal #RRGGBB format; will
also accept the named colors (e.g., "red") that browsers recognize. If it
doesn't recognize the specified color you will get a black background color.
If this field is completely blank the table will have the color
of the browser window. Default is #FFFFF0, which is a very light yellow.
bgcolor2:
The background color for the title row. Same comments as for bgcolor about
acceptable colors.
If this field is completely blank, the title row will have the background color
of the browser window. Default
is #FFFFD0, which is a light yellow but darker than the default color for the
main table.
Cell Padding:
The amount of extra 'padding' in pixels around each entry of the table.
Default value is 5 pixels.
Cell Spacing:
The width of the lines between table entries in pixels; default is 1 pixel.
Width:
Width of the table in pixels. The default value of "free" causes the table to
resize automatically to accommodate the data.
Title Font Size:
Size of font for Title (if "Title" is not "none"). Default value is 3.
Bold 1st Row:
If "yes", this assumes the first row of the table (after the title, if any) is
the row of labels for the columns and makes them bold. Default value is
"yes".
Font Face:
The default font face for table entries. May specify more than one separated
by commas. Priority of use is from the left in the list. Default value is
"helvetica,geneva,arial".
Font Size:
The font size for the main body of the table. Default value is 2.
Font Color:
The font color for the table. Same comments as for bgcolor and bgcolor2 above
concerning acceptable color choices.
Default value is #000000, which is black.
Horizontal Cell Alignment:
Horizontal alignment for entries in columns (left, center, right). Default
value is "center".
Vertical Cell Alignment:
Vertical alignment for entries in rows (top, center, or bottom). Default value
is "center".
Footnote:
If this field contains text
other than "none" the text will be inserted below the table
in size-1 font as a footnote. Technically this is done by enclosing the main
table inside a second table without borders. If the footnote is wider than the
width of the table it will stretch beyond it to the right. You can force a
linebreak to prevent this by inserting <br>
at the point where you want the
break to occur. Default value for this field is "none".
Optional Delimiter Character:
The default delimiters for table columns are spaces or tabs. This can be
changed by putting a non-blank entry in this field (for example, a comma or a
colon). Then all entries in the rows of the table should be separated by this
delimiter (and an abitrary amount of space). You may choose any character for
a delimiter as long as it does not appear in the text of the table. Notice
that if you erase this field without typing anything into it you will get error
messages because the null character and a blank space may look the same to you
but not to the computer.