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Puppeteer - thead overlapping on page break ONLY when thead is cut off by footer on previous page

What I am trying to do?
I am using Puppeteer to convert raw HTML to PDF. I have saved the HTML code in a file, and I'm reading from that file and converting it to PDF.
What is the problem
The thead is NOT overlapping on every page, NO.
It is ONLY overlapping when a thread has multiple rows and half of it gets cut off because of the page break. On the next page, the remainder of the thead is printed ALONG with the overlapped entire thead.
Here is the Output of the converted PDF Overlapping thead
<table id='TblCustomerRating' class='display unbreakable' border='1' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'
style=' width: 100%;border-collapse:collapse;'>
<thead>
<tr>
<th class='Greyheader' align="center" style="padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;" colspan="4">Askari
Cement Limited</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class='Greyheader' align="center" style="padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;" colspan="4">External
Rating</th>
</tr>
<tr class='Greyheader'>
<th width="12%" align="center" class='Greyheader'><b> ECAI</b> </th>
<th width="12%" align="center" class='Greyheader'><b>Long Term</b></th>
<th width="12%" align="center" class='Greyheader'><b>Short Term</b></th>
<th style='display:none' width="12%" align="center" class='Greyheader'><b>Rating Date</b></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr id="4" type="data" LT="" ST="" MT="" class=" GreyBorder">
<td width="10%" agencyCode='4' class='GreyBorder'
style='background-color:lightgray;text-align: center;padding-top: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px;font-weight: bold;width:10%;'>
JCR-VIS</td>
<td width="10%" RsCode='35' class='GreyBorder' align="center">A</td>
<td width="10%" RsCode='' class='GreyBorder' align="center"></td>
<td align="center" style='display:none' class='GreyBorder'></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><br />
What I have tried?
I have tried adding the following CSS: (it didn't work)
table { overflow: visible !important; }
thead { display: table-header-group !important; }
tr { page-break-inside: avoid !important; }
NOTE:
I repeat, the overlapping is not occurring when the table rows are cut off from page-break. It is ONLY overlapping when thead is cut off because of the page break. as shown in the image above.
Puppeteer version
1.19.0
Node.js version
v16.13.0
npm version
8.1.0
What operating system are you seeing the problem on?
Windows

I think I had the same issue. It is when you have a repeating table header (thead { display: table-header-group }) and the table breaks for printing between tr tags within thead. I couldn't find a way to do it with only the break-after, break-before or break-inside properties. This is a bit of a hack, but here is how I fixed it:
:root {
--header-height: 60px;
}
th {
break-inside: avoid;
}
thead th::after {
content: '';
display: block;
height: var(--header-height);
margin-bottom: -var(--header-height);
break-inside: avoid;
}
The height and negative margin-bottom are equal to the height of the tr elements below the first tr. In my code I just have 60px and -60px hard coded in, but I wanted to be clear that depending on the height of your table header that you will have to change those values. The height creates the size of element that can't be broken inside by a page break and the negative margin-bottom brings back up the table content so that it is not impacted by the existence of the pseudo-element. It essentially forces the header to be on the next page.

face the same problem.
You may put the content of <td> into <div> tag.

bootstrap table not responsive even with .table-responsive .table

this is the code of my bootstrap table everything is okay but when i switch to mobile it is not adding that horizontal scroll i have already added table-responsive class outside element with class .table but still it ain't working for mobile devices
<div class="table-responsive table-area">
<table class="table table-striped table-dark bordered-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">✔️</th>
<th scope="col">Questions</th>
<th scope="col">❤️</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<% allLists.forEach(item=>{ %>
<tr>
<th scope="row"> <input class="form-check-input checkbox-solved" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckDefault"> </th>
<td> <%= item.name %> </td>
<td> <input class="form-check-input checkbox-favourite" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckDefault"> </td>
</tr>
<% }) %>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
in the mobile view it is no even displaying that green tick table coulmn
this is table css code
.table-area {
margin-top: 50px;
max-width: 1000px;
}
.table-area table {
text-align: center;
}
table a{
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: #fff;
}
table a:hover {
color: goldenrod;
}
i thought max-width was causing issues but i tried removing it too but it is still not working.
Can someone please help me with this code?

As you can see from image your fourth question text is without any space and hence it's not wrapping. Typically when you expect such a long strings without the whitespace, we need to set the width so that it will force to wrap. In your case you might have to Responsive Web Design - Media Queries
Here is sample for wrap with fixed width. However you can combine media queries to achieve desired result on various devices
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
span {
width: 135px;
word-wrap: break-word;
display: inline-block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<span>
LoremIpsumLoremIpsumLoremIpsumLoremIpsumLoremIpsumLoremIpsumLoremIpsum
</span>
</body>
</html>

Show last table column on line hovering

In a centered table is the last column hidden.
On hovering over a specific line I want the table to show the last column of this single line.
This should be offering the ability to edit and delete (AJAX) the content/object of the line.
Here's a example:
https://jsfiddle.net/5x2wv160/1/
The problem is the changed size of the table so it is moving a little bit to the left.
My idea fixing this is to change the last column to
tr > td:last-child {
position: relative;
}
But what base element do I have to set the display-style too?
Does anyone have any better ideas?

Check this way of showing the last column on hover to <tr>
.action {
display: none;
}
tr:hover .action{
display: block;
}
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>One</th>
<th>Two</th>
<th> </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Content1</td>
<td>Content2</td>
<td class="action">Edit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Content3</td>
<td>Content4</td>
<td class="action">Edit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Content5</td>
<td>Content6</td>
<td class="action">Edit</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

You can use visibility instead of dispay:none like this:
table {
margin: 0 auto;
}
tr > td:last-child {
visibility: hidden;
}
tr:hover > td:last-child {
visibility: visible;
}

You are on the right way. But how about only showing contents thus the hyperlink on hover. tr td a { display:none; } VS tr:hover td a{ display:block} so the content would not be moving left and right. Also setting standard widths for each table column would prevent that the columns are moving

Show icon only on hover

I have a table that contains a column with an icon. I want the icons to be hidden by default, and only appear on hover.
HTML code:
<table class="table table-hover">
<tr>
<th>From</th>
<th>To</th>
<th>Connecting Airport</th>
<th>Comment</th>
<th>Report</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JFK</td>
<td>CPH</td>
<td>ARN</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle" title="Report outdated information" style="color:#da5450;"></i></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SFO</td>
<td>EWR</td>
<td>ORD</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle" title="Report outdated information" style="color:#da5450;"></i></td>
</tr>
</table>
Minimal Working Example:
https://jsfiddle.net/bce9a257/1/

There is no need to use javascript for this. Just a few lines of css will do:
i.fa {
display: none;
}
td:hover i.fa {
display: inline-block;
}
And the updated fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/bce9a257/3/
If you want the icons to show on hover of a row in stead of a cell, you could do that like this:
i.fa {
display: none;
}
tr:hover i.fa {
display: inline-block;
}
update:
Obviously you'll need to make that selector a bit more specific to only target the icons in your table. You could for example add an id to your table like flights and change those selectors to #flights i.fa (and #flights tr:hover i.fa)

CSS horizontal table cell spacing: how?

Hopefully this is an easy one but I have not found a solution. I want to put space between columns on a table.
Example
| Cell |<- space ->| Cell |<- space ->| Cell |
An important point is that I do not want space on the edges. There is a border-spacing property but it is not supported in IE (6 or 7) so that is no good. It also puts space at the edges.
The best I have come up with is to put padded-right: 10px on my table cells and add a class to the last one to remove the padding. This is less than ideal because the extra space is part of the cell not outside it. I guess you could do the same thing with a transparent border?
I also tried using jQuery:
$(function() {
$("table > tbody > tr:not(:last-child").addClass("right-padding");
});
but even on tables that are only ~100 rows in size this was taking 200-400ms in some cases, which is too slow.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
To those suggesting columns they do not work. Try this:
<html>
<head>
<title>Layout</title>
<style type="text/css">
table { border: 1px solid black; }
td { background: yellow; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<col style="padding-right: 30px;">
<col style="padding-right: 30px;">
<col>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

How about giving each table cell a transparent border? I am pretty sure this will do it for you...
table td {
border:solid 5x transparent;
}
And you can only apply it horizontally like so...
table td {
border-left:solid 10px transparent;
}
table td:first-child {
border-left:0;
}
Here's a complete working demo of what I believe you are trying to accomplish...
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Layout</title>
<style type="text/css">
table {
border: 1px solid black;
}
table td {
background: yellow;
border-left:solid 10px transparent;
}
table td:first-child {
border-left:0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
I do not believe IE6 supports the CSS :first-child, so here is a workaround for that...
<!–-[if IE 6]>
<style type="text/css">
table td {
border-left: expression(this.previousSibling == null ? '0' : 'solid 5px transparent');
}
</style>
<![endif]-->

It is may be what are you loking for:
You can use two values: the first is the horizontal cellspacing, the second the vertical one.
<table style="border-spacing: 40px 10px;">

try using cols
example
<table>
<col style="padding-right:20px;" />
<col style="padding-right:30px;" />
<col />
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
cols also support classes :)
hope this helps
Darko
EDIT: To clarify a col is an element declared at the top of the table to influence entire columns. The first col element will influence the first column, the second col = second column and so on. They can be grouped in colgroups if you wish to assign the same style to more than one column.
EDIT2: After some more research it turns out that the only reliable styles you can set on a col element are:
border
background
width
visibility
No margin or padding. Bugger! Would setting the width of the columns explicitly solve your problem?

You could also consider using a series of fixed width divs floated left with margins. This might give you a bit more control over the element styling.
.row div {
margin-right: 10px;
float: left;
width: 50px;
}
<div class="row">
<div>Cell One</div>
<div>Cell Two</div>
<div>Cell Three</div>
</div>

Josh's answer doesn't work if you already have borders around your cells, like me.
I solved the problem by shifting the whole table slightly to the left, using "position: relative; left: -10px". I combined this with cellspacing on the table.
<div id='sandbox'>
<table cellspacing='10'>
<tr>
<td class='smoothBox'>
...
</td>
<td class='smoothBox'>
...
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
and the css:
#sandbox {
float: left;
position: relative; /* move the whole sandbox */
left: -11px; /* slightly to the left */
width: 950px;
margin-top: 0px;
padding: 1px;
text-align: left;
}
#sandbox table {
float: left;
width: 100%;
}
#sandbox td {
width: 300px;
vertical-align: top;
}
This is what works for me, I hope it may help you too.

Did you try using col grouping?
<table>
<colgroup>
<col class="right-padding" />
<col class="right-padding" />
<col />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

It is work for me
border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 0px 3px;

What about just adding an empty cell that works as a spacer? You could use the col-tag as stated above to give the empty cells a certain width
<col/>
<col style="width:20px"/>
<col/>
<col style="width:20px"/>
<col/>
<tr>
<td>Data</td>
<td>& nbsp;</td>
<td>Data</td>
<td>& nbsp;</td>
<td>Data</td>
</tr>
Or if you want to do more with them, just add classes to them instead of usin inline styling...

The Josh's answer is quite good, but in my opinion needlessly complicated. When you set the table borders to "hidden" and collapse mode to "collapse", the borders on the outer edges of columns will be eliminated, just as required.
Working example:
Stylesheet:
table#my_table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-style: hidden;
}
table#my_table td {
border-left: 15px solid transparent;
border-right: 15px solid transparent;
}
HTML:
<table id="my_table">
<tr>
<td>A1</td>
<td>A2</td>
<td>A3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>B1</td>
<td>B2</td>
<td>B3</td>
</tr>
</table>