symphonycms/symphony-2 — Issue #932: Why table-layout: fixed?
Author: eKoeS
Created: 2011-12-08 11:57:41+00:00
State: open

From what I can see, table columns have the same exact width in the backend. This is achieved by using the CSS property `table-layout: fixed` on tables, which seems to slightly speed up rendering at the cost of a bad-looking effect: lots of columns force its contents to go multiple-line even when there would be enough horizontal space to avoid that.

Can I ask why `table-layout: fixed` was introduced? Is it just for performance purposes? If yes, is it worth the drawbacks?