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ADOBE GOLIVE CS2
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Distributing space between objects equally
Converting table-based layout grids to tables
Converting a table-based layout grid to a table
Youcan converttable-based layout gridstostandardHTMLtableswithfixed tablecellsizes andthenuse theTable
Inspectortomakethe tablecells resizeable in thebrowser window.(See“To fixtable,column, or rowsizeconflicts”
on page 281.)
When you convert a table-based layout grid to a table, GoLive strips out all of the special code such as cool gridx,
gridy, andcntrlrow, butitleavesa control row of empty cells at the bottom of the table that’s one-pixel high, a control
column of empty cells one pixel wide at the right ends of each row in the table, and Netscape Spacer elements inside
theempty cells. Youcan remove thecontrol rowand column from theconverted tableoryou canreplace theSpacer
elements within the empty cells with provided spacer.gif transparent images. (Spacer elements or transparent GIF
images are used to solve a problem displaying empty table cells in Netscape browsers. Spacer elements are ignored
by Internet Explorer browsers.)
By removing the GoLive code, you’ll lose the ability to freely move objects around on the page unless you convert the
table back to a CSS-based or table-based layout grid.
See also
“To convert a CSS-based layout grid to a table-based layout grid” on page 248
To convert a table-based layout grid to a standard HTML table
When you convert a table-based layout grid to a table, GoLive strips out the GoLive code and keeps the standard
HTML table format.
To retain the flexibility of a layout grid, you can wait to strip out GoLive code until you export or upload the web
page to the server. (See “Exporting a site” on page 448.)
1 Select the layout grid and choose Special > Convert > Layout Grid To Table.
Note: If the Layout Grid To Table option doesn’t appear in the Special > Convert menu, you need to enable the Layout
Grid module. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or GoLive > Preferences (Mac OS), select Modules, select Layout
Grid in the Extend Scripts folder, and click OK. Then restart GoLive.