Question
A user wishes to have a multi-columned TWiki page (like a newspaper). I made some tests using tables like this.
<table>
<tr>
<td>Info in Column1.....
.
.
</td>
<td>Info in Column2.....
.
.
</td>
<td>Info in Column3.....
.
.
</td>
After saving the page appears as expected.
Editing and saving this with the WYSIWYG editor destroys the columns and they appear one below the other. I guess that the returns within the table cell messes it up or the WYSIWYG cant handle this correctly. The users of this page will want to use the WYSIWYG editer.
What is the best way to tackle this and does a template exist for such a page?
Environment
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PeterJones - 16 Jan 2007
Answer
If you answer a question - or someone answered one of your questions - please remember to edit the page and set the status to answered. The status selector is below the edit box.
There are unfortunately a number of defects in the WYSIWYG editor integration. In your case I suggest to create a top level topic with your table in HTML, and to include other topics in the table cells. That way your users can use the WYSIWYG editor to edit the sub-topics. (For easy access, add a link to the included topics somewhere in the index topic.)
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PeterThoeny - 16 Jan 2007
I've also found value in using symbolic references rather than real HTML. Things like %BR% (instead of <br>) are not destroyed by WYSIWYG.
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DaveClose - 26 Jun 2007