table problem / resolution help

**chugger93** · Oct 1st, 2002, 10:45 AM

go here http://www.thecentralword.com/goodcopy1.html

how do i get that whole table to center in the middle and stay in the middle in every resolution.

its kinda fine in 1024x768 but when i switch resoultions to higher, i get all that red space on the right, and the table gets kinda smaller.

how do u avoid this? my tables are centered and ive tried <center> already and stuff.

hmmm

**The Hobo** · Oct 1st, 2002, 11:12 AM

Code:

<table ... align="center" ...>

Also, in your <div> tag you set the width to over 900px, which is going to cause horizontal scroll bars in resolutions like 800x600.

I'd consider using %'s

Code:

<table ... align="center" style="width: 95%" ...>

And the <center> tag is deprecated. Use <div align="center">

**chugger93** · Oct 1st, 2002, 11:19 AM

pefect! I got it !!!! thanx dude!

**chugger93** · Oct 1st, 2002, 12:05 PM

Goto the same page everyone

u know where the poll is? if u click on vote or view results, it takes u to the same window with the results. Well now it takes u to a new IE window with the results, but thats only cuz i made it do it that way cuz I cant figure out how to keep it in that same frame or table i have it in now

so how do i make the results stay in that little window I have the poll in?

**The Hobo** · Oct 1st, 2002, 12:12 PM

You'd probably have to get into some php or SSI to include different files to show there. You can't make it just appear there unless you use some sort of frame or layer or something.

I'd just open it in a new window, but make it smaller, like this:

Code:

<!-- in the <head> section of your site -->
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
var win = null;

function popup(mypage,myname,w,h){

  settings='width='+w+',height='+h+',top=0,left=0,scrollbars=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no';

  win=window.open(mypage,myname,settings);
}
// -->
</script>

<-- for your link -->

<a href="#" onClick="popup('url.html', 'results', 200, 200);">View Results</a>

Something like that.

**chugger93** · Oct 1st, 2002, 01:55 PM

and substitute which values? the width and height?
and then the <a href="#" onClick="popup('url.html', 'results', 200, 200);">View Results</a>

b.t.w thats what the poll is, its a cgi script, so mabe i can edit the script or something to allow it?

**The Hobo** · Oct 1st, 2002, 02:23 PM

The code I gave you is JavaScript, not CGI.

Replace url.html with the url of the results page. leave name alone, and replace the first 200 with the width you want the window to be, and the second with the height you want the window to be.

**chugger93** · Oct 1st, 2002, 04:47 PM

that doesnt like work man, cuz my results are displayed in the pl file, not an html file.

goto this and click on view results

http://www.thecentralword.com/goodcopy1.html

it'll open up the script *.pl not an html file

**The Hobo** · Oct 1st, 2002, 05:06 PM

It doesn't have to be an html file...

**chugger93** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 09:07 AM

so what goes in href"#"

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by chugger93
so what goes in href"#"

Nothing does.

Do it like this:

Code:

<a href="#" onClick="popup('http://www.thecentralword.com/cgi-bin/survey/result.pl?id=1', 'results', 200, 200);">View Results</a>

The # tells the browser to keep it on the same page. In fact, #null might work better, but I can't remember. One of them will make your page scroll to the top, but it's not really a big deal.

And I haven't looked through your site, but judging by the colors and the word Central, does this have something to do with CMU?

**chugger93** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 04:02 PM

yup, CMU its gonna be our new intro page. So Im trying to get things right. But I dunno the advanced things of html. I just do what I know, so....

Why, u goto CMU?

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 04:10 PM

Originally posted by chugger93
yup, CMU its gonna be our new intro page. So Im trying to get things right. But I dunno the advanced things of html. I just do what I know, so....

Why, u goto CMU?

No, althought I did attend band camp there for my four years of high school.

I'm going to GRCC for a couple of years to get some required classes out of the way for cheap and try to figure out what I'm going to do with my life.

**chugger93** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 05:14 PM

well I dunno, it didnt work, even when i tried #null

bseides, thats only for the view results. What if the user actually votes, itll still take em to a new page

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by chugger93
well I dunno, it didnt work, even when i tried #null

bseides, thats only for the view results. What if the user actually votes, itll still take em to a new page

What do you expect it/want it to do?

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 06:10 PM

What happened when you tried it? What went wrong? And I don't even see the code I gave you on your page?

**chugger93** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 06:19 PM

oops sorry
goto

http://www.thecentralword.com/a.html

basically it does nothing, it stays on the a.html page and puts a #null after a.html in the goto address bar

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 07:19 PM

Change the script in the <head> to this:

Code:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
var win = null;

function popup(mypage,myname,w,h){

     settings='width='+w+',height='+h+',top=0,left=0,scrollbars=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,'+
    'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no';

  win=window.open(mypage,myname,settings);
}
// -->
</script>

And you might want to change your height (the second 200) to 250.

NOTE: that + sign on the line, not on it's own. It should fix when you copy and paste it.

**chugger93** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 08:05 PM

ohhhh it worked! good job dude!

but now the real problem. how do u get it that way so that when u hit the vote button it does the same thing!

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 08:37 PM

This might get confusing, but do this:

1. Right under the line "var win = null;" put "var which = 1;"
2. For each of these tags:

Code:

<input type="radio" name="response" value="#"

Make it look like this:

Code:

<input type="radio" name="response" value="1" onclick="which=#">

Where # is the number in value.

3. Replace your <input type="submit" ...> with:

Code:

<input type="button" onClick="popup('http://www.thecentralword.com/cgi-bin/survey/survey.pl?id=1&response=' + which, 'vote', 200,250);" value="Vote!">

And it should work fine.

**chugger93** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 08:51 PM

dam ur good!

Where did u learn all this anywayz?

**The Hobo** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by chugger93
dam ur good!

Where did u learn all this anywayz?

Many years of really long nights...

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