At 9:47 AM -0400 5/20/07, Roger Roelofs wrote: >>tedd wrote: >>It might not be popular on this list, but I don't see anything wrong >>with using a simple table for this. >> >>Anyone care to object and say why he shouldn't? > >I object! :-) > >First, I don't think it will do what the original poster was after, >tho I could be wrong because the current layout confused me. >Currently the two images are one over the other and a table would >make the hover effect kind of strange.
The OP said he wanted images side by side. To me that means one of the left and one of the right (or the other way around if you're dyslectic as I am). But, it doesn't mean stacked vertically as he had them. So, let's stop trying to guess as to what the OP wanted and discuss using tables for this. I've heard a lot about the "only proper use" of tables is for tabular data, but I'm not convinced. Sure, if you use tables for a nested layout of images and text, I understand the problems that it presents to screen readers (i.e., accessibility concerns). However, to keep some elements aligned, using table tags is certainly less cumbersome and requires far less coding than using css to accomplish the same thing -- and it doesn't have to adversely affect accessibility. Also, you can place table attributes in css via "id" and "class" identifiers and remove them from the html. As such, I don't see where the <table> tag is any more, or less, inaccessible than a <p> tag if used properly. As for maintainability, a simple table is much easier to see what's going on than a bunch of floats. One of the biggest repeating problems on this list is trying to align stuff side by side via css instead of using a simple table, is it not? As for being a "clean html freak" -- so am I. However, I want *all* my code to be neat AND be Semantic Markup. To me, tables provide more explanation as to what's going on than floats in trying to get things aligned side by side. Now, I am not promoting wide-spread use of tables for everything (like the old days) -- I'm just saying that with some task, the old tool makes more sense. So, do I hear anyone else object? Please, if I'm wrong, show me the error of my way. Cheers, tedd -- ------- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
