Dirhtml Help - Scripts (Colgroup)

SectionDescription, Use
/COLGROUP_1 Defines <col> for odd numbered columns in the file table
(e.g. <col class="odd_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_2 Defines <col> for even numbered columns in the file table
(e.g. <col class="even_column_class" />
/FOLDER_COLGROUP_1 Defines <col> for odd numbered columns in the folder table
(e.g. <col class="odd_column_class" />
/FOLDER_COLGROUP_2    Defines <col> for even numbered columns in the folder table
(e.g. <col class="even_column_class" />
/ANCHOR_COLGROUP_1 Defines <col> for odd numbered columns in the anchor table
(e.g. <col class="odd_column_class" />
/ANCHOR_COLGROUP_2    Defines <col> for even numbered columns in the anchor table
(e.g. <col class="even_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_SIZE_1 Defines <col> for odd numbered size columns
(e.g. <col class="odd_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_SIZE_2 Defines <col> for even numbered size columns
(e.g. <col class="even_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_DATE_1 Defines <col> for odd numbered date columns
(e.g. <col class="odd_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_DATE_2 Defines <col> for even numbered date columns
(e.g. <col class="even_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_TIME_1 Defines <col> for odd numbered time columns
(e.g. <col class="odd_column_class" />
/COLGROUP_TIME_2 Defines <col> for even numbered time columns
(e.g. <col class="even_column_class" />
Notes:
  • Colgroup script elements allow tables to be formatted with alternating column styles in the same way that /FILE_TABLE_ROW and /FILE_TABLE_ROW2 enables alternating row styles.
  • Dirhtml will automatically insert the required <colgroup> and </colgroup> tags and add duplicate col definitions as needed, with the result being html code added to generated files immediately after <table> definitions.  Generated code along the following lines will be created:
    <table ......>
    <colgroup>
    <col class="blue" />
    <col class="light_blue" />
    <col class="blue" />
    </colgroup>
  • If /COLGROUP_SIZE, /COLGROUP_DATE or /COLGROUP_TIME are not defined, appropriate columns will use /COLGROUP_1 or /COLGROUP2.
  • Styles or classes defined via /HEAD can be used in colgroup definitions.
  • Colgroups in the folder and anchor tables can optionally use the "Use file table script elements for all tables" setting
  • This is an example of the simplest possible colgroup script file:
    /COLGROUP_1
    <col class="odd_column_class" />
    /COLGROUP_2
    <col class="even_column_class" />