Paul, "Always use the lowest common denominator"...
Russ -----Original Message----- From: Paul Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 November 2003 16:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] muddy code WAS <div> vs. <table> > tis a good point... it is more of a problem when you're > viewing the source through the browser. At the developing end > I'm doing everything modular anyway so it's in manageable > chunks. And 3 nested tables aren't necessarily the easiest > things to read, especially if they got colspans and rowspans > all over the place... it mostly depends on how well the code > is written surely? Yes we *should* all be writing modular and maintainable code, but we never do... On the same hand, I reckon we *should* all be writing fully cross-browser compliant code, but we don't... And again, what would happen if we all of a sudden said "I'm only going to write for the top 95% of browsers"...? > ...I'm playing devil's advocate really as like Paul, I'm only > starting to look at using div layouts properly =8^P I have used div layouts before, but not well... I was merely trying to start a discussion on whether it was worth pursuing or not. So far, no-one has made it clear that I should stick with tables and simple layouts... In fact I'm getting to the point of being hacked off by people saying "Always use the lowest common denominator"... I've been writing code that is HTML 3.2 (or 4.0 depending) compliant for many many years... What's wrong with making people upgrade their browsers? It's not like it's difficult to do... Why shouldn't we as a developer community stand firm and say "Let's make users upgrade their browsers, because the experience of browsing is better"? 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]
