jQuery DataTables: control table width

Question

I have a problem controlling the width of a table using the jQuery DataTables plugin. The table is supposed to be 100% of the container width, but ends up being an arbitrar

Answer 1

Just to say I've had exactly the same problem as you, although I was just apply JQuery to a normal table without any Ajax. For some reason Firefox doesn't expand the table out after revealing it. I fixed the problem by putting the table inside a DIV, and applying the effects to the DIV instead.