Davo wrote :
Hi Folks,
There seems to be something about not using tables for layout, but use divs
instead. I'm not sure if I've got this right. If the output looks like what
you want
Looks? HTML 4 was never designed to be medium-dependent or
device-dependent or browser-dependent. HTML was designed to be
independent of devices used and independent of medium used. The
proper/best suited markup is ultimately what matters.
Use <tablefor presenting tabular data; don't use table for creating
page sections, page divisions, menus, page header, page footer, etc...
, then it shouldn't matter what tags you use I would have thought,
or am I missing something?
tia,
Davo
If the same output can be achieved with a better semantic markup code
and with a smaller filesize which can also better interoperate without
detrimental accessibility problems, then why would you want to use a
worst semantic markup code that uses bloated code which can not
interoperate well and which creates accessibility problems?
Table-based webpage design versus CSS-based webpage design: resources,
explanations and tutorials
http://www.gtalbot.org/NvuSection/Nv...CSSDesign.html
Throwing Tables Out the Window.
http://www.stopdesign.com/articles/throwing_tables/
A very bold and amazing article. The author takes the microsoft.com
webpage, then removes all of the tables and implements CSS design and
reduces the original file size of 62%!
"If multiplied out by an average of 38.7 million page views per day,
that 25 KB savings per page could add up to about 924 GB in bandwidth
savings per day, or 329 terabytes per year."
If bandwidth costs for Giga-bytes and tera-bytes represent thousands and
thousands of dollars, why would you want to waste such money?
Tableless layout with Dreamweaver.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamwea...ss_layout.html
DreamWeaver has a 6 parts tutorial on how to use CSS template instead of
table design:
"tables do a pretty lousy job of page construction. Among their
shortcomings is the implied bias of the code towards presentation rather
than structure, the necessity to nest tables in order to achieve the
most basic of layouts, and enough redundant bandwidth-hogging tags to
feed a large family of tag eating monsters for literally a month."
Why should I use CSS layout instead of tables? (alt.html FAQ).
http://www.html-faq.com/csspositioning/?csslayout
Resource from the newsgroup discussion alt.html FAQ
Why tables for layout is stupid. Problems defined, solutions offered.
http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/
Most possibly the best resource on this issue covering all aspects: it
was a seminar presentation, part of a conference in 2003. Translated in
12 other languages.
Gérard
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