Try looking at the max-width and overflow properties (although you will likely get variable mileage in different browsers)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Emre Akkas Sent: 30 April 2007 08:08 To: [email protected] Subject: [css-d] How can I define a max column width and truncate contents? Hello All, I am fairly new to css and could not figure out how to set a maximum column width. Contents of the column come from a database and per layout concerns I want to let a column extend only until a certain width, say 20 characters. However all my tries were unsuccessful and the string length always overrides the width attributes that I use. I can definitely do it on the server side and receive only the first 20 characters but I would rather do this with formatting. Any help would be appreciated. Emre ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
