td char alignment

[josh]

Hi why this code does not work?

the alignment is not on the dot ... of the price

<table border="1" width="50%">
<colgroup align="char" char=".">
<col></col>
<col style="background-color: yellow;"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Type</th><th>Price</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Apple</td><td>10.33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pear</td><td>1.44</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Hi why this code does not work?

the alignment is not on the dot ... of the price

<table border="1" width="50%">
<colgroup align="char" char=".">

Because browser support it this is poor. I don't know of any that
support it.

My advice, format numbers with same number of decimal places and right
align.