[thelist] Using % for table cell height

[pandy]

>> I am trying to validate a document using XHTML strict doctype but it
>> keeps throwing messages that say my use of <td height="100%"> is
>> invalid.
>> 
>> It gives me the same message for validating with HTML 3.2, HTML 4.01
>> STRICT & TRANSITIONAL.
>
>There's your clue: td height has never been a part of the W3C rec, as

Hold it, hold it! Why does everyone say this? 'height' is a valid attribute for TD in both HTML 4.01 Transitional and XHTML 1.0. And percentage values are allowed too. So there! You shouldn't get an error with those doctypes. If you do there must be another problem. Both width and height are deprecated of course and verboten in Strict.

On the other hand, height was never legit for TABLE. Maybe that's what everyone is thinking of?

pandy