[Mediawiki-l] table templates behaving differently in IE?

[Boris Steipe]

Try using a non-breaking space   instead of a space, it is not  
regarded to be "whitespace" when the browser renders it.

B.


On 30-Nov-07, at 3:09 AM, Herta Van den Eynde wrote:

> I have a template looking like this:
>
> {| border="1" cellpadding="2"
> |-
> |+ '''{{{rack_name| }}}'''
> |-
> ! slot !! name !! contact !! customer !! comment
> |-
> | 47 || {{{47-name|-}}} || {{{47-contact| }}} || {{{47-customer| }}}
> || {{{47-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 46 || {{{46-name|-}}} || {{{46-contact| }}} || {{{46-customer| }}}
> || {{{46-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 45 || {{{45-name|-}}} || {{{45-contact| }}} || {{{45-customer| }}}
> || {{{45-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 44 || {{{44-name|-}}} || {{{44-contact| }}} || {{{44-customer| }}}
> || {{{44-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 43 || {{{43-name|-}}} || {{{43-contact| }}} || {{{43-customer| }}}
> || {{{43-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 42 || {{{42-name|-}}} || {{{42-contact| }}} || {{{42-customer| }}}
> || {{{42-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 41 || {{{41-name|-}}} || {{{41-contact| }}} || {{{41-customer| }}}
> || {{{41-comment| }}}
> |-
> | 40 || {{{40-name|-}}} || {{{40-contact| }}} || {{{40-customer| }}}
> || {{{40-comment| }}}
> |-
> |}
>
> Which is being called like this:
>
> {{DC Rack
> | 43-name=[[HW_SWCAR52|SWCAR52]]
> | 43-contact=[[DC_People#Erik_Vandenbergh|Erik Vandenbergh]]
> | 43-comment=BGC Belbone internal
> }}
>
> When I display this in Firefox or Konqueror, all table cells are
> displayed.  When I display this in Internet Explorer (both 6 and 7),
> only cells with values different from a space are displayed.
>
> Is there a solution/workaround for this problem?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Herta
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