[an error occurred while processing this directive][an error occurred while processing this directive]HTML 4.01 Table Scrolling Test

HTML 4.01 introduced a few new tags for tables, including thead, tfoot, and tbody. These can be used to designate that sets of rows be displayed at the top and bottom of each screen or page, so that headers and footers may always be displayed. This would make large tables far more readable, without having to resort to the use of images, PDF or Java to create tables that actually work.

The table below specifies a header row with labels for each column, and a footer row that spans all columns. It also contains a caption element that should be displayed.

Unfortunately, there is no tag in HTML designed to allow the left-most column(s) to behave in a similar manner when the width of the table is too long for one screen. Perhaps this will be fixed in the next version of XHTML.

Also, this scrolling currently only works in Netscape 6.2, and then only because I have set the height of the main tbody section to 250px. There is no mechanism to force the table to fit on-screen and add scroll-bars if necessary. Instead all current browsers display the entire width of the table.

This is a defficiency in the HTML and XHTML specifications, and must be corrected, so that it is possible to publish large tables (such as train schedules, feature charts, and other similar data) in a way that is actually usable. Browser authors must also make sure it is possible to print these tables in a coherent manner. Most simply chop off sections that are too large to print.

Northbound Caltrain Weekday Schedule

Gilroy/San Jose to San Francisco

Train Numbers

Bold times are PM.

Shaded times are off-peak and are discounted fares.

• = Train stops at these stations only for special events, such as horse races and football games.

— = These stations are skipped for this train.

Sideways

Zones

Station

Mile Posts

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

41

43

45

47

49

51

53

55

57

59

61

63

65

67

69

71

73

75

77

79

81

83

85

87

89

91

93

95

97

99

8

Gilroy

77.2

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5:20

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6:00

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6:23

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7:05

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San Martin

71.2

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5:30

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6:10

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6:33

—

7:15

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Morgan Hill

67.5

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5:37

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6:17

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6:40

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7:22

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Blossom Hill

55.7

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5:50

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6:30

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6:53

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7:35

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Capitol

52.4

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5:57

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6:37

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7:00

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7:42

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Tamien

49.1

4:33

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5:28

5:43

—

6:05

—

6:32

6:45

—

7:08

7:27

7:50

8:08

8:53

9:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

1:00

1:30

2:00

—

3:00

—

4:00

4:30

5:00

—

5:38

5:53

6:23

6:53

7:23

7:53

8:53

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San Jose Diridon

47.5

4:40

5:20

5:35

5:50

6:05

6:12

6:30

6:39

6:52

7:00

7:15

7:34

7:57

8:15

9:00

9:37

10:07

10:37

11:07

11:37

12:07

12:37

1:07

1:37

2:07

2:37

3:07

3:37

4:07

4:37

5:07

5:20

5:45

6:00

6:30

7:00

7:30

8:00

9:00

10:30

College Park

46.4

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7:18

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8:00

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3:40

4:10

4:40

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5:23

5:48

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Santa Clara

44.7

4:45

5:25

5:40

5:55

6:10

6:17

6:35

6:44

6:57

7:05

7:21

7:39

8:03

8:20

9:05

9:42

10:12

10:42

11:12

11:42

12:12

12:42

1:12

1:42

2:12

2:42

3:10

3:43

4:13

4:43

5:12

5:26

5:51

6:05

6:35

7:05

7:35

8:05

9:05

10:35

Lawrence

40.8

4:50

5:30

5:45

6:00

6:15

6:22

6:40

6:49

7:02

7:10

7:26

7:44

8:08

8:25

9:10

9:47

10:17

10:47

11:17

11:47

12:17

12:47

1:17

1:47

2:17

2:47

3:13

3:48

4:18

4:48

5:17

5:31

5:56

6:10

6:40

7:10

7:40

8:10

9:10

10:40

Sunnyvale

38.8

4:54

5:34

5:49

6:04

6:19

6:26

6:44

6:53

7:06

7:14

7:30

7:48

8:12

8:29

9:14

9:51

10:21

10:51

11:21

11:51

12:21

12:51

1:21

1:51

2:21

2:51

3:18

3:52

4:22

4:52

5:21

5:35

6:00

6:14

6:44

7:14

7:44

8:14

9:14

10:44

4

Mountain View

36.1

4:59

5:39

5:54

6:09

6:25

6:31

6:49

6:58

7:12

7:19

7:36

7:53

8:18

8:34

9:19

9:56

10:26

10:56

11:26

11:56

12:26

12:56

1:26

1:56

2:26

2:56

3:22

3:57

4:28

4:58

5:27

5:41

6:06

6:20

6:50

7:19

7:49

8:19

9:19

10:49

San Antonio

34.1

5:03

5:43

5:58

6:13

—

6:35

6:53

7:02

7:16

7:23

7:40

7:57

8:22

8:38

9:23

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

1:00

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

3:27

4:01

4:32

5:02

5:31

5:45

6:10

6:24

6:54

7:23

7:53

8:23

9:23

10:53

California Avenue

31.8

5:06

5:46

6:01

6:16

—

6:38

6:56

7:05

7:19

7:26

7:43

8:00

8:25

8:41

9:26

10:03

10:33

11:03

11:33

12:03

12:33

1:03

1:33

2:03

2:33

3:03

3:31

4:04

4:35

5:05

5:34

5:48

6:13

6:27

6:57

7:26

7:56

8:26

9:26

10:56

Stanford Stadium

30.8

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Palo Alto

30.1

5:09

5:49

6:04

6:19

6:33

6:41

6:59

7:08

7:22

7:29

7:46

8:03

8:28

8:44

9:29

10:06

10:36

11:06

11:36

12:06

12:36

1:06

1:36

2:06

2:36

3:06

3:34

4:07

4:38

5:08

5:37

5:51

6:16

6:30

7:00

7:29

7:59

8:29

9:29

10:59

3

Menlo Park

28.9

5:12

5:52

6:07

6:22

6:36

6:44

7:02

—

7:25

7:32

7:49

8:06

8:31

8:47

9:32

10:09

10:39

11:09

11:39

12:09

12:39

1:09

1:39

2:09

2:39

3:09

3:37

4:10

4:41

5:11

5:40

5:54

6:19

6:33

7:03

7:32

8:02

8:32

9:32

11:02

Atherton

27.8

5:14

—

6:10

6:25

—

6:47

7:05

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—

7:35

—

8:09

—

8:50

9:35

10:12

10:42

11:12

11:42

12:12

12:42

1:12

1:42

2:12

2:42

3:12

3:40

4:13

4:44

5:14

—

5:57

—

6:36

7:06

7:34

8:04

8:34

9:34

11:04

Redwood City

25.4

5:20

5:59

6:16

6:31

—

6:54

—

7:16

—

7:42

7:56

8:15

—

8:56

9:41

10:18

10:48

11:18

11:48

12:18

12:48

1:18

1:48

2:18

2:48

3:18

3:43

4:20

4:51

5:21

5:47

6:04

6:26

6:42

7:12

7:40

8:10

8:40

9:40

11:10

San Carlos

23.2

5:24

6:03

6:20

6:35

—

6:58

7:13

—

—

7:46

8:00

8:19

—

9:00

9:45

10:22

10:52

11:22

11:52

12:22

12:52

1:22

1:52

2:22

2:52

3:22

3:50

4:24

4:55

5:25

5:51

6:08

6:30

6:46

7:16

7:44

8:14

8:44

9:44

11:14

2

Belmont

21.9

5:27

6:06

6:23

6:38

6:48

7:01

7:16

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—

7:49

8:03

8:22

—

9:03

9:48

10:25

10:55

11:25

11:55

12:25

12:55

1:25

1:55

2:25

2:55

3:25

3:54

4:27

4:58

5:28

—

6:11

—

6:49

7:19

7:47

8:17

8:47

9:47

11:17

Hillsdale

20.3

5:30

—

6:26

6:41

—

7:04

7:19

—

7:38

7:52

8:06

8:25

—

9:06

9:51

10:28

10:58

11:28

11:58

12:28

12:58

1:28

1:58

2:28

2:58

3:28

3:57

4:30

5:01

5:31

5:57

6:14

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6:52

7:22

7:50

8:20

8:50

9:50

11:20

Bay Meadows

20

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Hayward Park

19.1

5:33

6:10

6:29

6:43

—

7:07

—

7:26

—

7:55

—

8:28

—

9:09

9:54

10:31

11:01

11:31

12:01

12:31

1:01

1:31

2:01

2:31

3:01

3:31

4:00

4:33

5:04

5:34

—

6:17

6:35

6:55

7:25

7:53

8:23

8:53

9:53

11:23

San Mateo

17.6

5:35

6:13

6:31

—

6:54

7:10

—

7:29

—

7:58

8:10

8:31

8:44

9:12

9:56

10:33

11:03

11:33

12:03

12:33

1:03

1:33

2:03

2:33

3:03

3:33

4:03

4:35

5:06

5:36

6:01

6:19

6:37

6:57

7:27

7:55

8:25

8:55

9:55

11:25

Burlingame

16.3

5:38

—

6:34

—

6:57

7:13

—

7:32

—

8:01

8:13

8:34

—

9:15

9:59

10:36

11:06

11:36

12:06

12:36

1:06

1:36

2:06

2:36

3:06

3:36

4:05

4:38

5:09

5:39

—

6:22

—

7:00

7:30

7:58

8:28

8:58

9:58

11:28

Broadway

15.2

5:41

—

6:37

—

7:00

7:16

—

7:35

—

8:04

—

8:37

—

9:18

10:02

10:39

11:09

11:39

12:09

12:39

1:09

1:39

2:09

2:39

3:09

3:39

4:08

4:41

5:12

5:42

—

6:25

—

7:03

7:33

8:01

8:31

9:01

10:01

11:31

1

Millbrae

13.7

5:45

6:20

6:41

—

7:04

7:20

7:29

—

—

8:08

8:20

8:41

—

9:22

10:06

10:44

11:14

11:44

12:14

12:44

1:14

1:44

2:14

2:44

3:14

3:44

4:11

4:46

5:17

5:47

—

6:30

6:44

7:07

7:37

8:05

8:35

9:05

10:05

11:35

San Bruno

10.8

5:50

—

6:46

—

7:09

7:25

7:34

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—

8:13

—

8:46

—

9:27

10:11

10:49

11:19

11:49

12:19

12:49

1:19

1:49

2:19

2:49

3:19

3:49

4:16

4:51

5:22

5:52

6:12

6:35

6:49

7:12

7:42

8:10

8:40

9:10

10:10

11:40

So.San Francisco

9.3

5:53

6:27

6:49

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7:12

7:28

7:37

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—

8:16

8:27

8:49

—

9:30

10:14

10:52

11:22

11:52

12:22

12:52

1:22

1:52

2:22

2:52

3:22

3:52

4:21

4:54

5:25

5:55

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6:38

—

7:15

7:45

8:13

8:43

9:13

10:13

11:43

SF

Bayshore

5.2

5:58

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6:54

—

7:17

7:33

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—

—

8:21

—

8:54

—

9:35

10:19

10:57

11:27

11:57

12:27

12:57

1:27

1:57

2:27

2:57

3:27

3:57

4:24

4:59

5:30

6:00

6:20

6:43

6:57

7:20

7:50

8:18

8:48

9:18

10:18

11:48

Paul Avenue

4.1

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7:36

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4:32

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6:03

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22nd Street

1.9

6:04

—

7:00

—

7:23

7:40

—

—

—

8:27

—

9:00

—

9:41

10:25

11:03

11:33

12:03

12:33

1:03

1:33

2:03

2:33

3:03

3:33

4:03

4:36

5:05

5:36

6:07

6:26

6:49

7:03

7:26

7:56

8:24

8:54

9:24

10:24

11:54

4th & King

0

6:14

6:44

7:10

7:15

7:33

7:50

7:57

8:01

8:10

8:37

8:46

9:10

8:15

9:51

10:35

11:13

11:43

12:13

12:43

1:13

1:43

2:13

2:43

3:13

3:43

4:13

4:47

5:16

5:48

6:19

6:38

7:01

7:14

7:38

8:08

8:36

9:04

9:34

10:34

12:04

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