A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-12,13-05....Ready ~ Set Tables ~ GO!

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Well, not that kind of table...but html tables. Continuing our theme of a few weeks ago, today's thread is devoted to having more fun with tables. If you missed it earlier and need the text for the table templates, please go to the Mission: Possible! thread. There are six different ready-to-copy-and-paste templates there from which to choose!

Your challenge today is to use these templates as a guide and create your own combination by replacing my urls with yours in the examples. Google is your friend. (Search Google Web, not Images, for Background sets:) Some of you are already doing this - it's fun, isn't it?)

Now that you have some templates to work with in setting up your multiple background tables, let's dress up the graphics the same way. A photo can be just placed on a page alone, or you can use tables to make a frame for the photo in a number of ways.

Below, I've posted one photo three ways: first without a frame/border, and then a very basic one, and finally multiple table borders.

Plain..No Border..Nada

I can hardly post a plain graphic on a colored background anymore - it just looks nekkid! Don't you think? :)

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Simple Table Border

This has the most basic of all tables; the command could hardly be more simple, and yet it finishes this little gif quite nicely. This is the text for this plain little border:

<center> <table border=4> <tr><td>
<img src="http://d21c.com/billie/logos/billielittlegirl.gif" width=160 height=180 align=middle>
</td></tr></table></center>

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Multiple Table Borders

Probably a little too fancy-smancy for this gif, but just wanted to show you more of what you can do with tables and pictures. There are four sets of tables surrounding the picture, and effects can be changed simply by increasing or decreasing the cellpadding and/or border numbers.

When building the tables, start with the outer table first, and work inward. Finish by adding the image.

Text for the above framework:

<center> <table background="http://d21c.com/billie/
backgrounds/goldpatternbg.jpg" cellpadding=4
cellspacing=0 border=14>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/
backgrounds/periwinklewatercolorribbon.jpg"
cellpadding=0 border=11>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/
backgrounds/periwinklesolidbg.jpg" cellspacing=0
border=3><tr><td><center>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=2>
<tr><td><img src="http://d21c.com/billie/
logos/billielittlegirl.gif" width=160 height=180 align=middle>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>

To create a pleasing set of table backgrounds, you should usually have at least three small background images (they will tile to fill whatever table size you specify):   a pattern of some kind, a coordinated gradient ribbon, and a solid texture for the top/main "palette" to place your text and images on. You can also match your font color to one of those background colors, instead of the standard black, white, red, blue, etc.

Here are a couple of links you might find helpful in making *your* tables pretty and fun!

Gradient Ribbon Colors

HTML Color Codes

*NOTE*:   Another thing you should know is that you can also use the html colors for your backgrounds instead of a background jpeg or gif. Anywhere in the table command where it says <table background="http://rest of the url/filename.jpg" cellpadding=10 border=6>, remove background="http://...../filename.jpg" and replace it with bgcolor=2f4f4f or any of the color codes above, so that it would look like this: <table bgcolor=2f4f4f cellpadding=10 border=6>

The templates and instructions that I've posted are only a small sampling of what can be done using tables, and certainly not the only way. You can find many other ways to make multiple background tables, but hopefully, this will get you started.

* BONUS! *

Here is a very simple example using three backgrounds: a blue gradient, a pink plaid, and a pink rose on pink for the inside. I used the same font color as in the rest of the post. (Font color="2f4f4f")

Below are the html commands (it will be wider than this, and grow longer as you add text and a picture.)

<center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/stormyweatherbg2.jpg" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 border=2>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/Pinkplaidbg.gif" cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=2>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/stormyweatherbg2.jpg" cellpadding=2>
<tr><td><center>
<table background="http://www.d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/pinkrosebg.jpg" width=500 cellpadding=30>
<tr><td>
<center>
<img src="http://d21c.com/billie/backgrounds/PinkplaidRosebar.gif" width=288 height=44>
</center> <font color=2f4f4f>
Delete this whole sentence and put your post here instead. </td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>
</td></tr></table></center>

Now that you are armed and dangerous, FReepers, go get those templates, go get those backgrounds, and

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 07-11-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Mama_Bear]

My screen name is so fitting right now, I feel waterlogged. lol

LOL! Poor thing.

Yes, I'm sure it could have been worse, but then it could have been better too. LOL.

We are fortunate to have very little really bad weather here. It sure is hot though, but that's no surprise, it always is during this time of year. And actually, I love it, to a point.....and we are just about beyond that point. LOL

[luvie]

Hey, Mayor! Loved the "table" with you and your kids. It was great to see ya--nice looking family!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Now let's see how this looks!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

PING.

LOL.

[Mama_Bear]

Thanks for that link to Pat's Graphics--you're right, I could have spent hours there.

You're welcome. I just love her site. She has some of the prettiest graphics I have seen anywhere on the internet. I believe she creates all of them herself. She's quite talented, I think.

[Aquamarine]

The weather we have here does make life a little exciting and interesting, have heard that it builds character. Feels more like it's turning me into a character. lol

[Aquamarine]

That's a perfect match. Everything looks great together.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Thanks.

Now I have to practice some more.LOL.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hey Lady!

Are you home from **** now?

I want to see some of your tables and frames,so get going.;)

I feel like I am the only one here trying out the new things learned here yesterday and today.LOL.

[Gabz]

Thank you all for your kind words and thoughts.

Yes, Billie, I broke my ankle Friday night by tripping over my portable sewing machine. What can I tell you, I was born a klutz.

Unfortunately the break is not as minor as the ER doc and the ER report led me and my family doc to believe. I go in for surgery Friday morning to have a plate put in..

I do not like hopsitals and I like needles even less, so I'm sure you can all imagine I am not looking forward to the pre-op blood work tomorrow orthe surgery on Friday. On the bright side - I really do like the orthopedist..he's got a wicked sense of humor.

[luvie]

Happy French Fry Day! Yum!

[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

Dear Gabz,

I will now put my portable sewing machine away. It has been sitting in the hallway for days. Thank you for the warning.

I will be thinking of you and wishing you well with your hospital experience. I hope your amusing orthopedist will keep you in stitches.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi Diver Dave.

I hope you don't mind that I took your picture and framed it.

I sure hope you like it.:)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Mmmm....Fries!!!!!

Must be lunch time.:)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hi Gabz.

OUCH!!!

I will be praying for you on your day of surgery.

How long will you have to stay in the hospital?

[Gabz]

Thank you!!!!

Yes, please put the sewing machine away. Mine was on the floor in the dining room, next to the bathroom door (where I was heading) it was around dusk and I had not turned the light on and so misjudged where I was stepping.

This doctor is a piece of work, the nurse at the family doctor warned me yesterday about how much he likes to kid around - she was not kidding. at one point a gentleman came out ofthe back, with a woman in a wheel chair, with an obviously broken leg - he looked around, shook his head and said "My there's a lot of crippled people in here" and turned around and went back through the door from whence he came. My friend, who drove me, and I looked at each other in amazement.

A few minutes later, this same gentleman emerges as my name is being called and proceeds to start speaking ot me in French, with an Irish Brogue........At this point I figured he was one of the nurses or attendants...........Nope, he's the surgeon!!!!!

[luvie]

If she creates them herself she is very talented! I feel good that I can just use them, much less create them! Wow! They were so pretty--I imagine a lot of them will be showing up around here soon! LOL!

[Gabz]

Thank you - I appreciate the prayers.

I'll be home on Saturday..thank goodness. And most likely fairly early because my surgery is scheduled for 8:30 Friday morning.

[luvie]

Hey, Mrs.N! They do make a person want fries for lunch, huh? That's not what I had today--but will before the week is over, I am sure. Your tables that I have seen on here today are really pretty. You're doin' good! Isn't it fun?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Delete this whole sentence and put your post here instead.

Can I write here?