Formatting of code from file

I have a file that I'm trying to edit. However, the source code seems to be getting messed up.

The editor seems to be adding a "" tag and closing my "<tr>" and "<td>" tags too early, causing the layout to be messed up.

Example is below.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Original code:
<%@ Control %>

<tr>
<td style="background-image:url(titles/abc.gif)" height="33" width="700"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="background-image:url(common/text-bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-x" height="424" bgcolor="white">
<img style="float:right; margin:20px; border:2px solid black" src="images/abc.jpg">
p1

p2
</td>
</tr>

Code shown in "Source" view:

<tr>
</tr>
<td style="background-image: url(titles/abc.gif)" width="700" height="33"> </td>
<tr>
</tr>
<td style="background-image: url(common/text-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x" height="424" bgcolor="white" valign="top" align="left"> </td>
<img style="border-right: black 2px solid; border-top: black 2px solid; float: right; margin: 20px; border-left: black 2px solid; border-bottom: black 2px solid" alt="" src="images/abc.jpg" />
p1
p2

Fri, 12/07/2007 - 19:11

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

Re: Formatting of code from file

That isn't a valid html file, so the browser tries to fix it. And no, the behavior can't be changed, it's the browser the one that does that and it would take a lot of work to workaround it (if possible at all)

Fri, 12/07/2007 - 19:32

djb_excaltech

Joined: 07/12/2007

Posts: 7

Re: Formatting of code from file

alfonsoml wrote:That isn't a valid html file, so the browser tries to fix it. And no, the behavior can't be changed, it's the browser the one that does that and it would take a lot of work to workaround it (if possible at all)

Why is it not a valid html file? I essentially have <tr><td></td></tr>.

The first line of code "<%@ Control %>" seems like it's being ignored.
The next lines
<tr>
<td style="background-image:url(titles/abc.gif)" height="33" width="700"></td>
</tr>

are becoming

<tr>
</tr>
<td style="background-image: url(titles/abc.gif)" width="700" height="33"> </td>
<tr>
</tr>

-----------------
So, two issues.
One, it's adding an unnecessary "" tag.
Two, and this is more of an issue, the opening and closing "tr" tags are both becoming "<tr></tr>"

Also, the "width" and "height" code is being flopped. (height="33" width="700" is becoming width="700" height="33").

Fri, 12/07/2007 - 19:44

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

Re: Formatting of code from file

It's missing the <table>, so the browser does whatever it pleases.

Fri, 12/07/2007 - 19:55

djb_excaltech

Joined: 07/12/2007

Posts: 7

Re: Formatting of code from file

alfonsoml... thank you very much. I added the "<table>" tag and it appears to be working better now.