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ᴀᴇʀʏɴ (affictitious) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2013-05-15 06:08:00

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coding: cast list, html

Floating Cast Table + Variations
A fellow RP buddy, themplusme, was in need of an easy-to-edit-later cast table. Seeing that the old floating table is either dead or disappeared, I went and made a new one for her to use and thought other RPers would find it useful. Included are variations in size and uses:

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	1034 2013-05-17 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Bless you for this. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	affictitious 2013-05-17 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, you're welcome! c: (Reply to this) (Parent)

	crackers_test 2013-05-19 06:06 am UTC (link)
	this is pretty nifty! (using my layout/tables tester journal for this) anyway had a question about the 250x150 icon one... since i'm going for smaller dimensions, which i kuckily know how to fix... I was wondering how i'd go about having it be 4 each line instead of 3? (Reply to this) (Thread)

affictitious
2013-05-19 07:45 am UTC (link)

If you're using either of the 250px tables, adding an additional line shouldn't be a problem as long as each "box" will be four lines. The smaller dimensions, such as the 100x100, is sort of where the problem occurs since names, depending on their length, can inadvertently make the box length bigger. When using the float element and combining it with different length boxes, you run into the issue of stuff not aligning like it should due to the different dimensions for each box. However, if each box has the same content (lines in this case), you should run into that problem. However, if you do run into the issue, simply add the height:###px; element to the <div> just so all your div boxes are the same height.

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crackers_test
2013-05-19 08:22 am UTC (link)

Oh yeah adding a new line isn't a problem... what I'd meant to ask (and probably should've used better words) was that I was wondering how I get it so that I have 4 boxes per line.

At the moment it's just three boxes per line.

yeah with the names of some of the characters in our game combined with the PB names we're having a bit of trouble trying to find a cast table that actually works... and works for multiple resolutions - and that last bit is the tricky part.

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	affictitious 2013-05-19 08:26 am UTC (link)
	Oh, oh! I totally misunderstood! That's an easy solution, just increase the table width until you've got it with four across instead of three. :) Also, to make my previous explanation more concise, in essence you can have any many lines per box as you want, but each box must have exactly the same lines. I hope that makes more sense? (^_^); (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bulbadoxed 2013-05-19 08:47 am UTC (link)
	It's alright, sometimes I'm not the best when it comes to explaining/asking. Awesome thanks. Gotcha. and definitely makes sense, don't want one box making everything else look wonky. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	crackers_test 2013-05-19 08:48 am UTC (link)
	...excuse the post made by one of my characters, i totally forgot to log out of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	affictitious 2013-05-19 08:49 am UTC (link)
	Aw, it's quite alright! Happens to us all. c; (Reply to this) (Parent)

	serpentsblood 2013-05-23 11:58 am UTC (link)
	Yaaay :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	affictitious 2013-05-23 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	ikr? :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	liliputian 2013-05-23 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	For someone who code-fails as much as I do, this is AWESOME. Thanks so much for making! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	modsofpop 2013-05-23 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	You're very welcome! (^_^) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	affictitious 2013-05-23 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Er, please excuse the random journal that replied. I forgot to switch! XD (Reply to this) (Parent)

	skyrimmod 2015-05-16 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	Definitely gonna be using this here! I think this would be a lovely way for me to keep track of all the different cities in Skyrim, respective to their Holds! <3 (Reply to this) (Thread)

	affictitious 2015-05-17 04:02 am UTC (link)
	That looks awesome! I love the unique way you're using the table. c: (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	skyrimmod 2015-05-17 04:06 am UTC (link)
	It took me forever to get those pics uploaded... My internet was cruisin' for a bruisin' earlier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	affictitious 2015-05-17 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Aw, man. I feel your pain. No one likes when the intertubez is being a butt. But, it was worth the wait! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	skyrimmod 2015-05-17 04:10 am UTC (link)
	Yes it was <3 Thank you :D I'll have to keep working at these posts now. Goodbye, next year of my life. LMAO (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	affictitious 2015-05-17 04:16 am UTC (link)
	You're welcome! Hahaha! They will turn out great, I'm sure, no matter how long it takes. :3 (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sharpest_lives_ 2017-08-03 12:09 pm UTC (link)
	I'm still in-fucking-love with this. It's so easy to use. Using it here for my muse masterlist and here for my character roster. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	affictitious 2017-08-03 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	I'm always glad to hear such things! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sharpest_lives_ 2017-09-23 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Combined two of these elements here to make a cohesive game roster post :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	affictitious 2017-09-23 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	I'm totally digging it! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)