HTML table space problem

[rmcellig]

I am hoping that there is a HTML table expert in this forum. For some reason, there is a lot of space before my actual table and I don't know what is causing this and how to fix it. I've attached a copy of the HTML file.

[lucazade]

I am hoping that there is a HTML table expert in this forum. For some reason, there is a lot of space before my actual table and I don't know what is causing this and how to fix it. I've attached a copy of the HTML file.

remove all the <br/> tags from your page.. are not necessary and take all the space at the top!

[rmcellig]

Thank you so much lucazade for your super fast response!!!! I really appreciate this!!!! Do you think that using tables is the best way for me to display this data or is there a better way that I am not aware of?

[lucazade]

I believe for simple purposes are html tables are enough.. you could add a bit of style and color to them using CSS

take a look a this page:
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_table.asp

here you can try and modify the example live:
http://www.w3schools.com/css/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_table_fancy

[rmcellig]

Thanks again! I was thinking of doing some CSS styling after I make sure that all of my data is in my table.

[lucazade]

You are welcome!

If you are looking for something better, and you want to spend a little time implementing it, I could suggest to use ExtJS framework
http://www.sencha.com/products/extjs/examples/

take a look at this cool table ;)
http://dev.sencha.com/deploy/ext-4.0.1/examples/grid/array-grid.html

[rmcellig]

I will definitely take a look. By the way, where exactly does the CSS code go in my HTML document. Thanks!

[lucazade]

I will definitely take a look. By the way, where exactly does the CSS code go in my HTML document. Thanks!

at the top of your html document between the <style>...</style> tags

[rmcellig]

OK. Thanks.

[Zero2Nine]

Or you might keep it in an external file if you want to apply the style to more than one document. http://www.w3schools.com/Css/css_howto.asp

[rmcellig]

What distro are you using? I'm trying out Pinguy. I am looking for a distro that is easy to install and has everything included that Ubuntu lacks like some of the files you have to add after installing Ubuntu. Any suggestions for other user friendly distros that work well and require minimal updating (if possible :))

[Bandit]

Thank you so much lucazade for your super fast response!!!! I really appreciate this!!!! Do you think that using tables is the best way for me to display this data or is there a better way that I am not aware of?

Modern web designers are starting to steer away from the use of tables as much as possible, although they still have their place. Now webdesigners are using Divs <div> or organize data.

Take a look at W3C Schools website for more information.

[rmcellig]

Thanks Bandit! Would you have an example or link to an example? I couldn't find one on the W3C Schools website.

[jhonan]

Thanks Bandit! Would you have an example or link to an example? I couldn't find one on the W3C Schools website.

http://mindrulers.blogspot.com/2008/03/create-table-using-css.html

[Bandit]

Thanks Bandit! Would you have an example or link to an example? I couldn't find one on the W3C Schools website.

Sure :-) http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_DIV.asp

[Zero2Nine]

Modern web designers are starting to steer away from the use of tables as much as possible, although they still have their place. Now webdesigners are using Divs <div> or organize data.

Take a look at W3C Schools website for more information.

Tables for layout are generally regarded as bad practice. But if you want to display tabular data... that's where the <table> element was designed for. Or maybe my html knowledge is outdated ;)