Linking <td>'s

[jlp09550]

Alright, I'm no HTML expert, but I'm getting into the game of expert status on HTML.. anyways.. I've been bugging around this one issue.. linking entire <td>. Here's a sample code:


<!--Row 3-->
<tr>
<a href="?choice=3,1&multi_protect=<?php echo $multi_protect;?>"><td class='cp-table' height='50' style="cursor: pointer;">X</td></a>
<a href="?choice=3,2&multi_protect=<?php echo $multi_protect;?>"><td class='cp-table' height='50' style="cursor: pointer;">X</td></a>
<a href="?choice=3,3&multi_protect=<?php echo $multi_protect;?>"><td class='cp-table' height='50' style="cursor: pointer;">X</td></a>
</tr>


The problem being is that Internet Explorer hates my coding.. anytime. Firefox != IE of course.. but still, how do I get is to work cross-platform?

Thanks!

[Sar]

What page is that on to be exact? If I could look at it from the finished product, I might be able to think of something.

And I believe td is used for columns/rows in a table, that's all I would know. I've used them before, but just simply as td.

[jlp09550]

What page is that on to be exact? If I could look at it from the finished product, I might be able to think of something.

And I believe td is used for columns/rows in a table, that's all I would know. I've used them before, but just simply as td.
You need an account to view this page, but..

http://www.chibipaws.com/games/find_chibipet/

[Sar]

You need an account to view this page, but..

http://www.chibipaws.com/games/find_chibipet/

( x | x | x | x )

( x | x | x | x )

( x | x | x | x )

( x | x | x | x )

Looks something like this I believe.

[jlp09550]

( x | x | x | x )

( x | x | x | x )

( x | x | x | x )

( x | x | x | x )

Looks something like this I believe.
Yes, it does.

[Sar]

Yes, it does.

And what exactly are you trying to do? I assume add a link to it for the game, right?

[jlp09550]

And what exactly are you trying to do? I assume add a link to it for the game, right?
Yeah, link the entire <td>. But IE refuses to do so.

[Sar]

Yeah, link the entire <td>. But IE refuses to do so.

Even though I am not that good with HTML, the /a command is OUTSIDE both sides of the column, not sure if that would be it or not.

[Tigress]

No. Just no.

[jlp09550]

No. Just no.
No what? Not possible?

Even though I am not that good with HTML, the /a command is OUTSIDE both sides of the column, not sure if that would be it or not.
Doing inside the <td> will cause the text to be linked. I want the ENTIRE <td> to work.

[Sar]

Doing inside the <td> will cause the text to be linked. I want the ENTIRE <td> to work.

Why not make the X bigger or put in a word/phrase to click on instead? After all it isn't a treasure map.

[jlp09550]

Why not make the X bigger or put in a word/phrase to click on instead? After all it isn't a treasure map.
Hmm, that is possible, I would use an image to create an image map instead.. maybe I should do that instead..

[Sar]

Hmm, that is possible, I would use an image to create an image map instead.. maybe I should do that instead..

I think that might be easier and more interesting to look at than Xs.

[OwlManAtt]

There are two types of elements in HTML - block-level elements and in-line elements. Block level elements may contain other block-level elements and/or in-line elements. In-line elements may NOT contain block-level elements.

HTML 4 (which XHTML is based off of, so that covers all of our bases here) defines the table and TD elements as a block-level element. The a element is defined as an in-line element.

If Firefox is respecting you putting a elements around TDs, then Firefox is violating the specification and IE is behaving correctly.