RE: [PHP-DB] Stretching Graphics

Hot diggity damn! Worked like a charm... Funny how everything looks like a nail when you are walking around with a hammer 8^) --- Richard Allsebrook <richard.allsebrook@easysoft.com> wrote: > Here's one way (using a table in a table): > > <TABLE> > <TR> > <TD background="left.gif" width="8"><IMG > src="blank.gif" width="8" > height="1"></TD> > <TD> > <TABLE> > <TR> > > <TD>Your<BR>page<BR>content<BR>goes<BR>here</TD> > </TR> > </TABLE> > </TD> > <TD background="right.gif" width="8"><IMG > src="blank.gif" width="8" > height="1"></TD> > </TR> > </TABLE> > > The resulting tables look like this: > > +-+--------------+-+ > | |+------------+| | > | ||Your || | > | ||page || | > |L||content ||R| > | ||goes || | > | ||here || | > | |+------------+| | > +-+--------------+-+ > > The two end columns (labelled L and R) have their > background property set to > an appropriate image which will automatically tile > vertically as many times > as required to fill in the gaps. The image can be > any size you want, but I > recommend just 1 pixel high. > > Another alternative if you want solid colour borders > without using an image: > > <TABLE> > <TR> > <TD bgcolor="#990000" width="8"><IMG > src="blank.gif" width="8" > height="1"></TD> > <TD> > <TABLE> > <TR> > > <TD>Your<BR>page<BR>content<BR>goes<BR>here</TD> > </TR> > </TABLE> > </TD> > <TD bgcolor="#990000" width="8"><IMG > src="blank.gif" width="8" > height="1"></TD> > </TR> > </TABLE> > > Hope this helps.... > > _____ > > ~ Richard Allsebrook ~ > Applications Developer and Webmaster > Easysoft Limited, No3 The Embankment, Leeds, LS1 4BJ > http://www.easysoft.com > <http://www.easysoft.com> > The Home of Data Access Middleware > "A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than > any invention in human > history-with the possible exceptions of handguns and > tequila." > > _____ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adv. Systems Design > [mailto:asd_2000@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 3:11 PM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DB] Stretching Graphics > > > I guess my first message never made it! > I have created a webpage template that frames the > whole page content: > ----- > | | > | | > ----- However, it is hard to figure out how much > "page" to make (by stretching the side elements (|)) > on the return of queried data. I have gotten it to > work more or less by using mysql_num_rows() to find > out how many rows were returned, and ESTIMATING and > average number of pixels needed for each > row...(multiplying that by the number of rows > returned > and adding it to the image HEIGHT) > > ...as you can see, the "average" size for a row is > not > good, because it depends on how much text there is > in > the field, as well as if all 3 columns returned text > (if one column was null, the other can take more > space > on the page). > > The solution I have sucks, because I have to go with > the largest text field as the "average" and most of > the time the page is longer than it needs to be! > > I have looked at mysql_fetch_lengths but have no > idea > how it works or even if it would help... > > Is there an elegant way around this or should I just > abandon my "framed" webpage? Any pointers/thoughts > appreciated... > > Thanks > > Luis > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com/ > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: > php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/