The highlighting of rows and columns have be quite useful for attracting attention to where the user's cursor is in the data array. Of course the highlighting of a row is easy enough using CSS, but for column highlighting, you need to use a little bit of Javascript. This example shows that in action on a DataTables enhanced table - this type of effect would be particularly effective on tables with dense information.
| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident | Internet Explorer 4.0 | Win 95+ | 4 | X |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 5.0 | Win 95+ | 5 | C |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 5.5 | Win 95+ | 5.5 | A |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 6 | Win 98+ | 6 | A |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 7 | Win XP SP2+ | 7 | A |
| Trident | AOL browser (AOL desktop) | Win XP | 6 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 1.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 1.5 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 2.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 3.0 | Win 2k+ / OSX.3+ | 1.9 | A |
| Gecko | Camino 1.0 | OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Camino 1.5 | OSX.3+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape 7.2 | Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2 | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape Browser 8 | Win 98SE+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape Navigator 9 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.1 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.1 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.2 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.2 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.3 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.3 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.4 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.4 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.5 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.6 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.6 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.7 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.8 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Seamonkey 1.1 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Epiphany 2.20 | Gnome | 1.8 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 1.2 | OSX.3 | 125.5 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 1.3 | OSX.3 | 312.8 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 2.0 | OSX.4+ | 419.3 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 3.0 | OSX.4+ | 522.1 | A |
| Webkit | OmniWeb 5.5 | OSX.4+ | 420 | A |
| Webkit | iPod Touch / iPhone | iPod | 420.1 | A |
| Webkit | S60 | S60 | 413 | A |
| Presto | Opera 7.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 7.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 8.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 8.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.2 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.5 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera for Wii | Wii | - | A |
| Presto | Nokia N800 | N800 | - | A |
| Presto | Nintendo DS browser | Nintendo DS | 8.5 | C/A1 |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.1 | KDE 3.1 | 3.1 | C |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.3 | KDE 3.3 | 3.3 | A |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.5 | KDE 3.5 | 3.5 | A |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 4.5 | Mac OS 8-9 | - | X |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.1 | Mac OS 7.6-9 | 1 | C |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.2 | Mac OS 8-X | 1 | C |
| Misc | NetFront 3.1 | Embedded devices | - | C |
| Misc | NetFront 3.4 | Embedded devices | - | A |
| Misc | Dillo 0.8 | Embedded devices | - | X |
| Misc | Links | Text only | - | X |
| Misc | Lynx | Text only | - | X |
| Misc | IE Mobile | Windows Mobile 6 | - | C |
| Misc | PSP browser | PSP | - | C |
| Other browsers | All others | - | - | U |
| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
DataTables
$(document).ready(function() {
var oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
"bSortClasses": false
} );
oTable.$('td').hover( function() {
var iCol = $('td', this.parentNode).index(this) % 5;
$('td:nth-child('+(iCol+1)+')', oTable.$('tr')).addClass( 'highlighted' );
}, function() {
oTable.$('td.highlighted').removeClass('highlighted');
} );
} );