Folks: I'm in Drupal 7, working on my front page. I simply want to make a layout grid that lets me align a small image, and a text explanation to the right. It will have some number of rows, 2 columns. With normal html, I would create a table with the left boundary equal to the width of the image and just put the text into the second column. However, the editor will not let me set the width of column 1. It only allows me to make a column with half the width of the full table. In other words, it deletes the width="200px" part of the <td> tag. I want <td width-"200px">
I've looked at the various "responsive table" modules, including fooTable and semantic views. These are just too complex for me to use to make the one simple table on my site. I don't want to make the investment of time right now to learn Views and other related modules.
Isn't there a simple way to make a table like the one I described?
Thanks for any direction. Bill
Prothero William waprothero@gmail.com
It's a bit unclear from what you are describing which modules you are using to make a front page, etc.
Unless you have a wysiwyg editor installed, there is nothing in a drupal distribution that would prevent you from using any html in your node's body assuming that you are using a Full Html text format. I suspect that you either are using an input filter that is limiting your markup, or that you have a wysiwyg in play. You can tell which is the culprit by checking to see wether the width="200" disappears in the node edit window, or whether it only disappears when displaying the node.
Unsolicited advice: Ideally though you will be much happier with your drupal installation if you do take the time to learn views, and consider styling with Css instead of tables with fixed width.
-----Original Message----- From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Prothero William Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:02 PM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] I just want a simple table
Folks: I'm in Drupal 7, working on my front page. I simply want to make a layout grid that lets me align a small image, and a text explanation to the right. It will have some number of rows, 2 columns. With normal html, I would create a table with the left boundary equal to the width of the image and just put the text into the second column. However, the editor will not let me set the width of column 1. It only allows me to make a column with half the width of the full table. In other words, it deletes the width="200px" part of the <td> tag. I want <td width-"200px">
I've looked at the various "responsive table" modules, including fooTable and semantic views. These are just too complex for me to use to make the one simple table on my site. I don't want to make the investment of time right now to learn Views and other related modules.
Isn't there a simple way to make a table like the one I described?
Thanks for any direction. Bill
Prothero William waprothero@gmail.com
I know this is not the better solution but quick
1. Force that table with with css 2. Add it a class attributte like: class='table200width' 3. Then add the rule in your css like: .table.table200width { width:200px !important}
Let me know if it helped you
2013/4/25 Metzler, David metzlerd@evergreen.edu
It's a bit unclear from what you are describing which modules you are using to make a front page, etc.
Unless you have a wysiwyg editor installed, there is nothing in a drupal distribution that would prevent you from using any html in your node's body assuming that you are using a Full Html text format. I suspect that you either are using an input filter that is limiting your markup, or that you have a wysiwyg in play. You can tell which is the culprit by checking to see wether the width="200" disappears in the node edit window, or whether it only disappears when displaying the node.
Unsolicited advice: Ideally though you will be much happier with your drupal installation if you do take the time to learn views, and consider styling with Css instead of tables with fixed width.
-----Original Message----- From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Prothero William Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:02 PM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] I just want a simple table
Folks: I'm in Drupal 7, working on my front page. I simply want to make a layout grid that lets me align a small image, and a text explanation to the right. It will have some number of rows, 2 columns. With normal html, I would create a table with the left boundary equal to the width of the image and just put the text into the second column. However, the editor will not let me set the width of column 1. It only allows me to make a column with half the width of the full table. In other words, it deletes the width="200px" part of the <td> tag. I want <td width-"200px">
I've looked at the various "responsive table" modules, including fooTable and semantic views. These are just too complex for me to use to make the one simple table on my site. I don't want to make the investment of time right now to learn Views and other related modules.
Isn't there a simple way to make a table like the one I described?
Thanks for any direction. Bill
Prothero William waprothero@gmail.com
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Ok, I see that Panels is my friend. There are some nice video tutorials available for this. I guess it's probably not the Drupal way, to try to create layouts with regular html in the content field.
No need to help. I've got it. Just was frustrated. Best, Bill
Prothero William waprothero@gmail.com
On Apr 25, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Prothero William waprothero@gmail.com wrote:
Folks: I'm in Drupal 7, working on my front page. I simply want to make a layout grid that lets me align a small image, and a text explanation to the right. It will have some number of rows, 2 columns. With normal html, I would create a table with the left boundary equal to the width of the image and just put the text into the second column. However, the editor will not let me set the width of column 1. It only allows me to make a column with half the width of the full table. In other words, it deletes the width="200px" part of the <td> tag. I want <td width-"200px">
I've looked at the various "responsive table" modules, including fooTable and semantic views. These are just too complex for me to use to make the one simple table on my site. I don't want to make the investment of time right now to learn Views and other related modules.
Isn't there a simple way to make a table like the one I described?
Thanks for any direction. Bill
Prothero William waprothero@gmail.com
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