Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 24 Converting tables to HTML > 24.1 Assigning properties to tables > 24.1.1 Understanding which table features can be converted
Not every FrameMaker table feature has a corresponding
HTML attribute. If the tables in your FrameMaker document use a lot of
custom ruling and shading, Mif2Go might not be able to translate some of those
properties to HTML, because HTML lacks attributes needed to implement
them. For example, ruling properties can be converted only at the <table>
level, using border
, frame
,
and rules
; and the last two attributes are
rendered only by Internet Explorer. Even if you target only Internet
Explorer, choices are limited.
You can represent some custom table properties
with CSS. The best way is to apply class attributes to table cells. For
a paragraph format used consistently within those cells, you can specify
a CellAttribute
property for the format in
[HTMLParaStyles]
, and specify the class name
in [StyleCellAttribute]
; otherwise, use CellClass
markers that specify the class name. See §24.4.6 Specifying attributes for table cells.
You must hand-edit the CSS to specify ruling
and background-color settings. Or, if you have set [CSS]WriteCssStylesheet=Always
,
you can include the settings in configuration section [CSSStartMacro]
or [CSSEndMacro]
; see §22.8.4 Overriding styles in Mif2Go-generated CSS files.
Be sure to verify that the settings you have in mind work as intended with all browsers you find important. Not all browsers support CSS 2 the same way.