Then you have to cope with those people using old browsers. I say it depends on the site and the target audience. If your building a site like tesco.com which is for the general muppet public, there will be people that are using old computers, old browsers. Set top boxes etc, and so the site has to be as simple as possible. If your doing a technical site then your visitors are more likley to have the latest PC/browser and can cope with all the wizzy DHTML stuff. If I want a layout with 3 columns, menu on the left, content in the centre and new son the right, I don't se ethe point in using DIV's when tables does exactly what I want and much simpler, and you can apply styles to tables anyway, hide them, show them, etc. If I wanted extra features such as the ability to move these menus around the screen, dock them, minmise them etc, then div's would appropriate.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: Paul Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 November 2003 13:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] <div> vs. <table> > Don't use a DIV when a table will do the job. Tables will > resize and nest a lot nicer than DIV's and are always cross > browser. The only reason to use a DIV instead is if you want > it to be resizable, drag and drop, scrollable etc. That doesn't sit well with me actually... Just because "tables CAN do the job" doesn't mean they should. I've been looking much more into creating content than in creating layout. When you create content, you don't want to have to worry about whether a table will provide you with the correct layout. If you do it with CSS and <div> tags then you end up with something that resizes very well in all browsers (if the CSS is correct). http://www.alistapart.com/articles/practicalcss/ It's very cool as regards layout! Paul -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 03/11/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 03/11/2003 -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
