"Lee" <lee.baker@h...> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I would like to be able to set the width of a table. Using the xsl
> below it does not work and the first row is on a single line, hence is
> very wide (above the width value specified). It appears that using
> "<xsl:value-of select="somexmltag"/>" screws up the width setting on
> the table, see below.
>
> Suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
> Lee
>
> The applicable xsl code is as follows:
>
> .sectionTableBorderSub
> {
> width:400px;
> }

Add:-

 overflow:hidden

to the style.  By default a HTML element will grow to accomadate it's
content even if you have specified the a fixed size.

Depending on your desired output you may need to consider other styles and
elements as well.

For example you may need table-layout:fixed on the table.  You might also
want to place the cell content of a TD in a SPAN and specify
white-space:nowrap on the selector TD.tableData SPAN

IOW,  this isn't a problem with XSL this is a problem with understanding CSS
correctly.