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From: Charles Dobie <>
Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Need help formatting accessible tables
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:00:04 -0500
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Hello,

I'm using the latest Firefox and if you want to be picky then yes,
there is a bit too much space between tables.

But why do you insist on tables? Why not make each item a paragraph
with a hanging indent? You can control the space between the page
numbers and the first item by inserting one or more fixed spaces
(&nbsp;) and then tweak the value of the indent in your .css file
until the following lines line up with the first one.
Something like:
p.hang {
margin-left: 4em;
text-indent: -4em;
}
Just change the "4" to whatever works for you.

Cheers, Chas. Dobie.


At 01:30 AM 2/28/2010, the cohens wrote:
>Oh my, this thread has gotten way off target. I sort of felt like I
>was jumping off of a diving board when I posted, and it was not until
>afterwards that I see how to ask my question in a better way.
>
>I have a page that I want feedback on. My friends all say they like
>it except the space between tables and cells is a little big, and
>the page numbers in the left cells are too close to the right cells.
>
>I think I can resolve the distance between left and right columns
>with Caroline's suggestion. But I would like to know if the
>vertical space between the tables and cells is all that horrible?
>
>http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thecohens/dubinskydir.html
>
>On 2/27/10, Barry Carlson <> wrote:
> >
> > Likewise, I am also intrigued!
> >
> > Barry
>

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