Chapter 4. Using HTML4 tables or CALS tables in your own custom schema

Table of Contents

1. HTML4 tables
1.1. HTML4 table commands
1.1.1. tableColumn
1.1.2. tableRow
2. HTML4 form elements
3. CALS tables
3.1. CALS table commands
3.1.1. tableColumn
3.1.2. tableRow

If you create a custom schema and need general purpose tables for it, you'll probably choose the well-known HTML4 or CALS[3] tables.

Including the definition of table elements in your custom schema will not be described in this chapter. Instead this chapter will explain:

Important

All the CSS style sheets and all the commands described below have been designed to properly work whatever is the namespace you have chosen for your schema and/or for the table elements.



[3] That is, DocBook tables up to V4.2. DocBook V4.3+ supports both HTML4 and CALS tables.