Table Autofit - Fixed Column Width not actually fixed when resize viewing window

Using RoboHelp x8.0.2.208
Generating HTML help (CHM)
Set the Autofit property for a table as Fixed Column Width
Generate the CHM file
The table starts as the size specified
If I resize the width of the HTML help viewer, the column width shrinks
I tested generating this project as WebHelp with the same results
I also went into the Table Properties and specified a Preferred Width for the overall table and for each column.
I thought this option would set the size of the table based on how I sized it in source and would not resize the table as the viewing window is resized (either the HTML help viewer for CHM or the web browser window for WebHelp).
It appears the actual behavior is to start at the size specified and resize columns as the viewing window is resized.
Can someone tell me if I am not setting something correctly?
As always, thanks for any assistance/direction.
Michael F Weart

The "Autofit" option apparently only applies to the Window size you have specified.
Once you reduce the window size, the HTML table protocol takes over:
WARNING, WARNING, WARNING!
I need "this much" space for the widest element in column 1, and I don't care what your settings are.
Next, I need "this much" space for the widest element in column 2, and I don't care what your settings are.
Next, I need "this much" space for the widest element in column 3, and I don't care what your settings are.
Next, I need "this much" space for the widest element in column 4, and I don't care what your settings are.
etc.
etc.
By "widest element," I mean either an image or the longest text string with no separating spaces (ex: SYSTEM_DIAGNOSTICS_PARAMETER_EXTERNAL_ISSUER).
If you absolutely have to maintain the table the way you want, you might try creating it in a scrap topic, taking a screenshot, and saving that as a GIF file.
Good luck,
Leon

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