Thank you for the suggestion, I really appreciate it :)
I'm somewhat torn between the two (dl vs. table). I can see the logic behind
the dl, but I guess it's tabular data as well as a list. Can someone tip the
balance here?
Kind regards
Morten
I'd definitely stick to the table. A table is still a list of rows and
columns, and would make the universal nature of the attributes (name,
entry date, tagline) clearer and easier to input/manage.
If you decide you would rather have it displayed as you just have, you
could always use CSS to make it appear that way (you could even allow
users to switch between views).
My suggestion in code:
<table id="DVDlisting">
<tbody>
<tr class="columnHeadings">
<td>Name</td>
<td>Entry date</td>
<td>Tagline</td>
<td>Genre</td>
<td>Director</td>
<td>Starring</td>
<td>Language</td>
<td>Runtime</td>
<td>Summary</td>
</tr>
<tr class="filmEntry">
<td class="Name">Cool Hand Luke</td>
<td class="Entry date">2007/2/6</td>
<td class="Tagline">"What we've got here is failure to
communicate"</td>
<td class="Genre">Drama</td>
<td class="Director">Stuart Rosenberg</td>
<td class="Starring">Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou
Antonio, Robert Drivas, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Clifton James,
Morgan Woodward, Luke Askew, Marc Cavell, Richard Davalos, Robert
Donner, Warren Finnerty, , Dennis Hopper</td>
<td class="Language">English</td>
<td class="Runtime">126min</td>
<td class="Summary">Luke is sent to a prison camp, where he gets a
reputation as a hard man. The head of the gang hates him, and tries to
break him by beating him up. It doesn't work, and he gains respect. His
mother dies, and he escapes, but is caught, escapes again, and is caught
again. Will the camp bosses ever break him ?</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
CSS for list presentation:
#DVDlisting td
{display:block}
tr.columnHeadings
{display:none}
tr.filmEntry
{margin:2em 0 0 0}
tr.filmEntry td:before
{font-weight:bold;
content:attr(class)}
td.Name:before
{content:""}
td.Name
{font-weight:bold;
margin:0 0 1em 0}
That would make it appear pretty much as it does in your email, but you
can retain the ease and functionality of cross-reference by reverting to
standard table-cell display.
I think a DL is a lot more ambiguous and messy for something that is
clearly tabular data. Remember, it's only layout purposes that make
tables unpopular!
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