Filling color in table cells

[dpksaini89]

How to fill colors in particular table cells.

[Costin]

Hello,

You could change the color of specific table cells, by setting an "@outputclass" attribute on the specific cells (specific <entry> elements) you need to customize.
Then, you should create a custom .css file containing the rules to match the specific classes used as outputclass.
For example, if you have the following DITA table (notice the <entry outputclass="test">Chrysanthemum</entry> element):

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<table frame="none">

                <title>Flowers</title>

                <tgroup cols="3">

                    <colspec colname="c1" colnum="1" colwidth="171.0pt"/>

                    <colspec colname="c2" colnum="2" colwidth="99.0pt"/>

                    <colspec colname="newCol3" colnum="3" colwidth="200px"/>

                    <thead>

                        <row>

                            <entry>Flower</entry>

                            <entry>Type</entry>

                            <entry>Soil</entry>

                        </row>

                    </thead>

                    <tbody>

                        <row>

                            <entry outputclass="test">Chrysanthemum</entry>

                            <entry>perennial</entry>

                            <entry>well drained</entry>

                        </row>

                        <row>

                            <entry>Gardenia</entry>

                            <entry>perennial</entry>

                            <entry>acidic</entry>

                        </row>

                        <row>

                            <entry>Gerbera</entry>

                            <entry>annual</entry>

                            <entry>sandy, well-drained</entry>

                        </row>

                    </tbody>

                </tgroup>

            </table>

you need the following CSS snippet:

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entry[outputclass=test] {

background-color:red;

}

Regards,
Costin