Yes, tables do make sense for tabular data display...it's intuitive for me to think in terms of query rows and table rows...I just wondered if the CSS and Layers approach had some superior way of working with not just general design, but, especially in displaying dynamic data...
Rick -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:29 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Can CSS and Layers Take the Place of Tables for Displaying Dynamic Data? one thing to bear in mind is that tables are NOT inherently evil. even in a CSS world, they serve a purpose (to display tabular data). prior shortcomings in browsers meant that they were used for layout, which is what you want to move away from when you move towards CSS. Since you mention displaying column headers and then the query data, it does sound like you want to output your data in a tabular fashion, which would be a appropriate use for tables. On 9/9/05, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, all... > > I've always used tables to display my data from queries. > > Now, I've begun to be interested more in using CSS and Layers. > > The first question I have is how would one display data from queries > if not by using the top row of a table as the column headers and then > looping through the query, displaying the data for each query row in > each table row? > > That approach makes perfect sense to me, but I don't know enough > about CSS and Layers to know if you have to (or if it's preferable) to > use a table for data display even when using CSS and Layers? > > Also..a table will expand vertically to accomodate more data...will a div? > > Anyone have any input to offer on the approach to presentation? > > If the answer to these questions and the overall approach is positive > to using CSS and Layers for display, then I'll continue to study the > tutorials, > etc., that I find to learn CSS and Layers... > > Rick > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:217794 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
