Is there a way to get around the padding that Gmail adds to HTML emails?

Question

I code HTML emails for various clients and I am always running into this issue with Gmail. It's fine if the HTML email has no images, but when there are, Gmail always adds gaps between image slices.

Screenshot displaying an example (blue ribbon in top left):
http://i51.tinypic.com/1531df7.jpg

I have tried defining 0 margin and padding for the image and the table cell that encases it, but that doesn't work. Defining vertical align seems to do nothing. Table spacing/padding is also at 0. Someone once told me to remove all white space in the code, but that rarely solves the problem.

I don't design the emails--just code them. I've already sent several reminders to my designers about the limitations that HTML emails have and to be conscious of where they place design elements and text, but I would also like to get around this Gmail glitch too to save myself time and trouble.

Are there any solutions I could use?

Answer 1

How To Code HTML Email Newsletters (All New Version): http://www.reachcustomersonline.com/2010/01/23/09.27.00/

( Step 4: Code for GoogleMail, LotusNotes, and Outlook 2007: http://www.reachcustomersonline.com/2010/01/23/09.27.00/#step4 )



With this new email tool from Gmail you can create HTML formatted newsletters without knowing HTML: https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fui%3Dhtml%26zy%3Dl&bsv=1eic6yu9oa4y3&scc=1


20 Email Design Best Practices and Resources for Beginners: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/20-email-design-best-practices-and-resources-for-beginners/



How to Code HTML Email Newsletters: http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/code-html-email-newsletters



How to Create and Send HTML Email: http://www.addme.com/newsletters/issue293.htm



How do you typically create HTML email?: http://webdesign.about.com/b/2008/10/02/poll-how-do-you-typically-create-html-email.htm



Email Standards Project works with email client developers and the design community to improve web standards support and accessibility in email: http://www.email-standards.org/



Ron

Answer 2

A large part of how an HTML email is going to look is the email program it's looked at in. Since HTML isn't specified (email specifies text), anything the server or client do to HTML is "legal".



You ARE using an email client to send the emails, right? Not trying to paste them into GMail's web interface?

Answer 3

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