- From: Peter Moulder <pjrm@mail.internode.on.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:19:29 +1100
- To: www-style@w3.org
Just one caveat to note (to echo Robert O'Callahan's comments): this research focuses on solving the sub-problem of making tables compact, allocating more space to the columns that have most content. A deployed solution should also consider other aspects of good table layout: consid- ering the effect of column width on read- ability; and also a concept a bit harder to pin down: trying to achieve good proportions among column widths (e.g. giving two columns equal width when feasible, especially when their content is semantically comparable). Gecko has one approach to this (using an algorithm that e.g. guarantees equal widths to columns that have equal content), though I think one could also try other approaches for getting good proportions. pjrm.
Received on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:20:01 UTC