[objekt404]

ok, i would never ask anything so simple as this probably is, but:

i need a script/tut/code sample to monitor the width of a table.

example: if i'm making a centered web page (some don't like them, but coming from print I do) nested in a 3 column table (no CSS here), I need to know how wide the left column is for a Fireworks dropdown (was that clear enough?)

I've been through my O'Rielly "Learning JS" book time & again & can't find *anything* resembling what I'm looking for. Help!

obj.404 :: the JS neophyte

[The Neoracle]

Does it have to be dynamic?

Can't you just open the page in a wysiwyg and select the cell and have it tell you that?

[Cookie Mobster]

Well here is a little IE javascript (it will not work with Opera, Moz, Netscape)..

<script>
function get_table(src){
      return src.style.width;
}
document.write('the width of table 1 is: '+ get_table('table1'));
</script>
<table>
   <tr>
       <td id="table1">
          this is the first column
       </td>
       <td>
          column 2
       </td>
       <td>
          final column
       </td>
     </tr>
</table>

That is a start you can work in the layers and all object referances if you need cross browser support but I didn't want to get into all of that.

Cheers Sam

[objekt404]

The Neoracle, on Jun 13 2002, 10:08 PM, said:

Does it have to be dynamic?

Can't you just open the page in a wysiwyg and select the cell and have it tell you that?

see, that's the rub; it does have to be dynamic. Fireworks menus rely on absolute positions. w/o a proper 'X' location, the menu might/will popup in the wrong place (looking really crappy to boot!)

i guess what i'm basically asking is: how do i set a var to = whatever the current left column width is (+Y for the offset of the 'main' column).

basically, the center column *is* the site(kinda like yahoo). the left padding column is 'only' there to give a location/margin var. how do i get the menu script to read the left column amt.?

[The Neoracle]

Oh!

Then I don't know.

[Cookie Mobster]

^ up there mista.