CASE 1: Table height is specified and larger than the sum of the MAX(specified row height, min cell height). The height of the row content can be greater or smaller than the specified row height and it makes no difference to the outcome.
TABLE HEIGHT: 360px
Cell heights: 10,20,30
Row heights: 150, 100, 50
IE7, FF2, Opera, Safari - 180, 120, 60
FF3 - 170, 20, 70
FF2, IE7, Opera, Safari: first row - proportional to row's specified height
second row
third row
FF3: first row - evenly
second row
third row
CASE 2 - Table height is specified and larger than the sum of the MAX(specified row height, min cell height). Row heights are specified using %values.
TABLE HEIGHT: 360px
Cell heights: 10,20,30
Row heights: 30%, 20%, 10%
IE7, FF2, Opera, Safari - 180, 120, 60
FF3 - 170, 20, 70
IE7, FF2, Opera, Safari - first row, proportional
second row
third row
FF3 - first row, even
second row
third row
CASE 3: Same as CASE 2, however in this case the sum of the rows is GREATER than the table height.
TABLE HEIGHT: 360px
Cell heights: 10,20,30
Row heights: 60%, 40%, 20%
IE7 - 216, 144, 72
Opera - 180, 120, 60
FF2, FF3, Safari - 216, 114, 30
IE7 - first row
second row
third row
Opera - first row, proportional to percentage
second row
third row
FF2, FF3 and Safari - first row,
second row
third row
CASE 4 - Table height is larger than sum of row heights. First two rows are auto, and next two are defined using %.
TABLE HEIGHT: 400px
Cell heights: 40, 30, 20, 10
Row heights: auto, auto, 20%, 10%
IE7 - 100, 60, 160, 80
FF2, FF3, Opera - 175, 105, 80, 40
Safari - 150, 130, 80, 40
IE7 - first row
second row
third row
fourth row
FF2, FF3 and Opera - first row
second row
third row
fourth row
Safari - first row
second row
third row
fourth row
CASE 5 - Similar to CASE 4 but table height is smaller.
TABLE HEIGHT: 400px
Cell heights: 50, 100, 20, 10
Row heights: auto, auto, 50%, 25%
IE7 - 50, 100, 200, 100
FF2 and Safari - 50, 100, 200, 50
FF3 and Opera - 50, 100, 167, 83
IE7 - first row
second row
third row
fourth row
FF2 and Safari - first row
second row
third row
fourth row
FF3 and Opera - first row
second row
third row
fourth row