Geoff Pack wrote:
Some reasons for div-itis:
1. Columns. "table cell => div" is wrong, but usually "columns => divs" is
correct.
now we are really getting into semantics. i began designing via wysiwyg
and tables. when i made the change to html/css i was having problems
with positioning and other browser quirks. i didn't really understand
positioning with css. i knew i didn't want to go back to tables and i
knew i could figure this thing out, but how do you get someone who is
coming from a tables environment to understand how to use css for
positioning? you need to relate to them in terms they understand and
teach them the cross-over names for them.
for me, div=cell and viewport=table. i reasoned that with css i could
put that "cell=box" anywhere on the page i wanted using css rules and i
was not constrained by a bunch of other connected cells.
this reasoning helped much to understand in terms from where i was
coming to get to where i wanted to be. to say what you did above is
correct for some one who understands the language of css, but does a
disservice if you want to convert someone from tables to html/css.
it was easier for me to grasp css when i understood the freedom i had
over tables by using boxes and positioning them where i wanted with this
epiphany. then i found out through the use of the float property that i
could take blocks of content and put them together like a jigsaw puzzle
to create my design.
my feeling is that if comparison language was used, many would see the
benefits of html/css over tables and would be more likely to make the
change, because they would understand quicker what is being done and how
to do it.
cheers,
dwain
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