Layout table width issue in netscape

C

Cheese_whiz

I wish I could post this site so you could see, but....

Anywho, what I have is a layout table sitting on top of my main table on a
page. It was added after the fact so I could make use of the rounded
corners. Frankly, I like the easy ability to add some additional design by
having two sets of table borders by using two "stacked" tables (one layout,
the other normal) so for now I'd like to keep it like that. Otherwise, I
could redo the page and use just one table.

The problem is, when the page is displayed in netscape, the layout table is
wider than the main table by a good 5-10 pixels, despite the fact that I've
specified the widths of both tables to be 770, and both tables match
perfectly in IE.

Is there some reason why a layout table would appear wider than a regular
table in netscape, but not in IE?
 
D

Dan L

Do you have a DOCTYPE declared? This seems to be the culprit in
cross-browser incompatabilities a lot of the time.
 
C

Cheese_whiz

Pardon my ignorance, but if I know what you are talking about I don't know it
by that specific name. Doctype? Where would it appear in FP or in the
actual code? What should it be?

Thanks a ton.
 
C

Cheese_whiz

Thanks Dan, but one more question: where exactly in the code does that
doctype declaration go? Right under the first html tag at the top of the
page?
 
C

Cheese_whiz

Well, back and made the change, but thanks for the help anyway. Always nice
to add a little more knowledge and you probably saved me some time in the
future anyway.
 
C

Cheese_whiz

I meant to say "Well, back and made the change, but it didn't help. Thanks
for the help anyway.
 

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