For IE 5 +:

In a table, I have a form with a select / option tag in it. The options are initially populated from a DB of training course titles. The select tag sizes itself to the longest title in the list, and thus the table sizes it self respectively. Since I initially grab all values from the DB, the table starts out at the maximum size. However, the user is allowed to filter the title lists (which I do thru client side javascript). When they change the list, the select tag again resizes, and so does the table. This resizing is visible to the user. Is there a way for me to keep the table from shrinking (keep the initial max width), without having to hard code a width to the table?

Thanks.