vb.org Archive - Liquid style - lining up tables.

I'm using the fine Forums arranged in columns on Forumhome hack, and adding images. I've been futzing around with the templates to get everything to line up right, and I am almost there, but I've run into a roadblock.

Per the attached screenshot - I can line things up just fine with a fixed-width forum, but I cannot get it to line up with a liquid style. This is seriously annoying:). Here's the code from the column template:

PHP Code:


		
			
<td colspan="1">

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forums/forum_$forum[forumid].gif" alt="forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" title="">

</td>

<td colspan="40">

        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>



<div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div>





<if condition="$show['lastpostinfo']">

<div class="smallfont" align="$stylevar[left]">

    <div class="smallfont">

        <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]" title="<phrase 1="$lastpostinfo[lastthread]">$vbphrase[go_first_unread_in_thread_x]</phrase>"><strong>$lastpostuser[trimthread]</strong></a>



        <phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]find=lastposter&amp;f=$lastpostinfo[forumid]" 2="$lastpostinfo[lastposter]">last post <strong>$vbphrase[by_x]</strong></phrase>

    </div>

    

<div align="$stylevar[right]">

        $lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"><span class="time">$lastpostinfo[lastposttime]</span></if>



        <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=lastpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/lastpost.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_last_post]" border="0"></a>

    </div>

</div>



<else />



    $lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"><span class="time">$lastpostuser[lastpostuser]</span></if>

</if>

<td class="alt2" colspan="15" border="0"><center>$forum[replycount]</center></td>

and here's the relevent bit from forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost:

PHP Code:


		
			
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<if condition="$childforumbits">

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">

<tr align="center">

      

      <td colspan="2" class="thead" align="left" width="90%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>

          <td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[posts]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>

          <td class="thead" width="90%" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>

      <td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[posts]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>

      

    </tr>

<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">

    <tr>

        <td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">

<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">

            $childforumbits

</table>

        </td>

    </tr>

<else />

    $childforumbits

</if>

</if>

</tbody>

Notice from the screen shot how "Posts" and "Forum" don't line up right on the left - they don't "stick" to the top of their respective columns.

Can anyone lend a hand here? It's seriously driving me nuts.

Thanks!

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