228895 - "align" and "valign" attributes -- and their CSS equivalents -- are ignored at the <col> or <colgroup> level in tables. attributes must then be set at the individual <tr> or <td> level

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 915

(Core :: Layout: Tables, defect)

Description

[Paul]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007

Below is a test table to demonstrate the problem... Col 1 should display with
alignment Top-Right, as per HTML Spec.  In any Mozilla browser that I've tested,
the column ignores the <col> attributes and does not align correctly.

Note that the same problem occurs using the CSS Style method for <col> or
<colgroup> elements (i.e. the style is ignored).  Internet Explorer correctly
renders the pages, as per HTML spec.

<table border="1">

 <colgroup colspan="3" width="200">
  <col align="right" valign="top">
  <col>
  <col>
 </colgroup>

  <tr>
    <th>Test Header Col 1</th>
    <th>Test Header Col 2<br>Test</th>
    <th>Test Header Col 3</th>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>Test Data Col 1</td>
    <td>Test Data Col 2</td>
    <td>Test Data Col 3<br>test</td>
  </tr>

</table>

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Set up a test HTML file, including the sample table included in "Details" 
2.  Open the HTML file in Mozilla.
3.  Gaze in wonder at the incorrectly aligned table-column

Actual Results:  
Table-column not aligned as expected.

Expected Results:  
Correctly rendered the table-column alignment.

Comment 1

[Isaac Hwak Han]

This is a dupe of an old bug, bug 915.

Comment 2

[Gérard Talbot]

Paul, if you want to submit a reduced testcase (which is ok and appreciated),
then use the "Create a New Attachment" in the form. Also, check if the bug has
no duplicate and keep summary to its most relevant description.

I'm marking this as a DUPLICATE of bug 915.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 915 ***