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authorbt <bt@web>2024-02-23 10:36:44 -0500
committerIkiWiki <ikiwiki.info>2024-02-23 10:36:44 -0500
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I often stumble upon large data sets or table layouts across the web. When these tables contain hundreds of rows of content, things become problematic once you start to scroll...
-![Video showcasing a standard table header](https://btxx.org/posts/Please_Make_Your_Table_Headings_Sticky/not-fixed-header-tables.mp4)
+ <video width="100%" controls>
+ <source src="https://btxx.org/posts/Please_Make_Your_Table_Headings_Sticky/not-fixed-header-tables.mp4" type="video/mp4">
+Your browser does not support the video tag.
+</video>
Look at that table header disappear! Now, if I scroll all the way down to item #300 (for example) will I remember what each column's data is associated with? If this is my first time looking at this table - probably not. Luckily we can fix this (no pun intended!) with a tiny amount of CSS.
@@ -8,7 +11,10 @@ Look at that table header disappear! Now, if I scroll all the way down to item #
Check it out:
-![Video showcasing a fixed table header](https://btxx.org/ikiwiki/git/fixed-header-tables.mp4)
+ <video width="100%" controls>
+ <source src="https://btxx.org/ikiwiki/git/fixed-header-tables.mp4" type="video/mp4">
+Your browser does not support the video tag.
+</video>
Pretty awesome, right? It might look like magic but it's actually very easy to implement. You only need to add 2 CSS properties on your `thead`: