Chad Very briefly, Layers/divs are for layout and tables are for tabular data. There is little that can't be done in good design using styles and divs. Tables should be used only to present data in a tabular form. The main reason for this approach is accessibility.
From an application design point of view it helps to use layers/divs as you can effectively seperate layout and function. Also with clever application of layers/divs you can have a system that can be reskinned by changing stylesheets try the following sites. http://www.positioniseverything.net/ http://www.alistapart.com/ http://www.digital-web.com/articles/a_matter_of_styles/ Also I recomend looking at this site carefully it's a great example of what can be done. http://www.csszengarden.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chad Renando Sent: Friday, 13 May 2005 10:08 AM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] OT: [best practice or your practice] CSS vs. Tables Yeah, I've read all the schpeels on how doing a site in Layers is so much better than Tables. Do you guys deal strictly in layers,or lay out in tables? And how does the mantra of "Tables Are Bad / Layers Are Cool" fit into the world of web application development? Cheers, Chad who used to have a haircut that used layers --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ Please Note: This communication has been sent on behalf of The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ). The information contained in this communication may be privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this communication is expressly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately. RACQ and its associated entities do not warrant or represent that this communication (including any enclosed files) is free from electronic viruses, faults or defects. If this is a commercial electronic message within the meaning of the Spam Act(2003), you may indicate that you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from RACQ by sending an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your details or by contacting RACQ on 131905 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
