Can anyone point me to a white paper discussing the advantages / disadvantages to using “grid layout” vs. “flow layout” on webforms? I’m looking to address performance issues in particular.
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As far as performance goes, it doesn't make any difference. Grid Layout is
designed for table-less layout, using CSS for positioning, etc., while Flow
Layout is for using HTML tables to do your positioning.
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"Don Collins" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F**********************************@microsof t.com... Can anyone point me to a white paper discussing the advantages /
disadvantages to using "grid layout" vs. "flow layout" on webforms? I'm
looking to address performance issues in particular.
Agreed, there is no real performance concern, but I find GridLayout to be
a pain. For example, placing a DataGrid above a TextBox can cause the
DataGrid to "overlap" the TextBox on render if there are too many elements
bound to the DataGrid...
Personally, I prefer FlowLayout, but not for any performance reasons -
just because I find I am more efficient and have much more control over
the page's layout that way.
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"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:e0****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... As far as performance goes, it doesn't make any difference. Grid Layout
is designed for table-less layout, using CSS for positioning, etc., while
Flow Layout is for using HTML tables to do your positioning.
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"Don Collins" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F**********************************@microsof t.com... Can anyone point me to a white paper discussing the advantages /
disadvantages to using "grid layout" vs. "flow layout" on webforms? I'm
looking to address performance issues in particular.
In addition, you'll have much better luck with non-IE browsers if you stick to flow layout and tables versus grid layout and heavy CSS, if that's a concern for your app. Scientifically speaking, you'll see less "weirdness" when it comes to positioning, painting, etc. Since tables have been around a long time and are so simple, you can trust almost any semi-modern browser to show them the way you'd expect
Bill Borg
Check out http://csszengarden.com - in several browsers. The entire site is
done using divs and external CSS Style Sheets, and it is all the same page
using different style sheets. Even in CSS, you can handle different browsers
pretty effectively.
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
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Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"BB" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5**********************************@microsof t.com... In addition, you'll have much better luck with non-IE browsers if you
stick to flow layout and tables versus grid layout and heavy CSS, if that's
a concern for your app. Scientifically speaking, you'll see less
"weirdness" when it comes to positioning, painting, etc. Since tables have
been around a long time and are so simple, you can trust almost any
semi-modern browser to show them the way you'd expect.
Bill Borg
Kevin Spencer wrote: Check out http://csszengarden.com - in several browsers. The entire site is
done using divs and external CSS Style Sheets, and it is all the same page
using different style sheets. Even in CSS, you can handle different browsers
pretty effectively.
However, when you use VS.NET's Grid mode, you get every object placed on
the page with absolute positioning coordinates specified inline. That's
a far cry from what they're doing on csszengarden.com.
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mikeb
Absolutely, Mike. One of my chief complaints. I have to use FlowLayout to
avoid that!
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Kevin Spencer
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"mikeb" <ma************@mailnull.com> wrote in message
news:ek*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... Kevin Spencer wrote: Check out http://csszengarden.com - in several browsers. The entire site
is done using divs and external CSS Style Sheets, and it is all the same
page using different style sheets. Even in CSS, you can handle different
browsers pretty effectively.
However, when you use VS.NET's Grid mode, you get every object placed on
the page with absolute positioning coordinates specified inline. That's
a far cry from what they're doing on csszengarden.com.
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