Best practice for tables in HTML (RH or not) is to use
percentages instead of absolute measures. Using this method, we
have had no problems with the transform into Printed Doc.
We use:
For 2-column tables at normal paragraph level, 100% and
usually 20%,80%
For 2-column tables in a list, 90% and usually 20%,70%
For 2-column tables in a second-level list, 80% and usually
20%,60%
Don't worry about any long, unbroken character strings in
column 1 (such as a long database column name), because the HTML
default is to grab the space it needs to prevent breaking up such a
string. If the text needs 27%, for example, it will take it.
Good luck,
Leon