Resize
your browser window and watch how it affects the behavior of each table.
Notice the only table that does not expand or collapse to accommodate the
window dimensions is the one that uses absolute cell widths and an invisible
GIF in each cell.
Table with
no cell widths
| No width specified |
No width specified |
Table with
relative cell widths
Table with
absolute cell widths
Table with
absolute cell widths and single-pixel GIF
Width = 100 |
Width = 250 |