CSS table sticky-left colgroup
Testing table horizontal scrolling with sticky-left column and some colgroup rows.
by medmunds
HTML
<table class="sticky-left">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Vendor</th>
<th>Organic</th>
<th>ISO Certified</th>
<th>Lead Time</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th colspan="4" class="group">Northern and Western Regions</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Amalgamated Collections, Ltd.</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>2-6 weeks</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Associated Affiliates, GmbH.</td>
<td>Probably</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>3.5 days</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="4" class="group">Eastern, Southern, and Extraterrestrial Regions</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Unified Consolidators, Inc.</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>Additional cost</td>
<td>4-7 hours</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Universal Omnipresence, LLC</td>
<td colspan="2">By special arrangement</td>
<td>14 months</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
CSS
table.sticky-left td:first-of-type,
table.sticky-left th:first-of-type {
position: -webkit-sticky; /* Safari */
position: sticky;
left: 0.5em;
color: darkred;
}
table {
min-width: 125%;
}
td, th {
background: #f8f8f8;
border: 1px solid #eee;
padding: 0.25em 0.5em;
text-align: left;
}