ephesys@myexcel.com (Isaac Grover) wrote:
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> Rather than have this construct in my pages:
>
> <table>
> <tr><td><font face=arial size=3>line1</font></td></tr>
> <tr><td><font face=arial size=3>line2</font></td></tr>
> <tr><td><font face=arial size=3>line3</font></td></tr>
> </table>
>
> Is there a way to have a default "font" statement somewhere within
> the table that sets the font parameters for every cell in that table?[/color]
Yes, it is in the browser settings.
Admittedly, in _some_ cases it may make _some_ sense to suggest font
properties for a table. But size=3 is pointless, to begin with; unless
there's something weird on the page otherwise, <font size=3> just tells
the browser to do what it would do anyway.
The simple way to suggest font for a table is to use CSS. This used to be
a frequently asked question, but most people have probably found the CSS
way by now. Start by removing all font tags (using a suitable utility
like Tidy if needed), and then use a simple style sheet, e.g.
<style type="text/css">
td { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
</style>
For a little longer example, see
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/styles/simple/table.html
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