Re: [WSG] tableless forms !!!
Hi Naveen Options are, as discussed, fieldsets and labels to assist with positioning. There is nothing "illegal" about using form elements in a table - some see it as the widget labels being in the "th" and the actual widgets being in the "td". For a quick, single fieldset form, it's a useful layout especially if time is of the essence. You could see it as a one row table but with two columns, if that makes sense. Does have some major drawbacks in that you can't easily relayout the form for other uses using CSS. E.g in some instances I've used the same form markup and presented in different ways using CSS. Definition lists really help out there. 1. Fieldsets, legends, labels and associated form widgets. If you want to take the legends out for whatever reason, then do my legend and use "legend span {position : absolute; left : -9000px;}" or similar in CSS. Use fieldsets as block level elements to position them within the form. 2. As #1 but use a definition list inside each fieldset. Form labels go in the dt, widgets in the dd. You can float the dt and dd to get a presentation similar to your classic '97 grid layout with the added flexibility of being able to re - layout it in another way. You would need to use the "for" attribute to link labels with widgets as you cannot, of course, wrap the widgets in the I've used DL's quite a bit and it works well especially when the client is apt to change their mind and they want the form labels above the widgets instead of to the left. You can just turn off the dt/dd float in that case. If you have buttons at the bottom of a form, use a fieldset to contain those and set its clear to "both" to clear any floated elements above. HTH James On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:01:26 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi , > > > > Could anyone tell me which is the best way to build a form without > tables in w3c standards. > > I would really appreciate if you can provide a good referral link. J > > > > Thanks a ton in advance.. > > > > Thanking you > > Naveen Bhaskar > *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] tableless forms !!!
Yes.. I got the solution... thanks guys... Regards Naveen bhaskar -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Faulds Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:13 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] tableless forms !!! Plenty of references here: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/11/11/css-based-forms-modern-soluti ons/ On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:01:26 +1000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi , > > > Could anyone tell me which is the best way to build a form without > tables in w3c standards. > > I would really appreciate if you can provide a good referral link. J > > > Thanks a ton in advance.. > > > Thanking you > > Naveen Bhaskar > > > > > *** > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** -- Tyssen Design http://www.tyssendesign.com.au Ph: (07) 3300 3303 Mb: 0405 678 590 *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] tableless forms !!!
Plenty of references here: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/11/11/css-based-forms-modern-solutions/ On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:01:26 +1000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi , Could anyone tell me which is the best way to build a form without tables in w3c standards. I would really appreciate if you can provide a good referral link. J Thanks a ton in advance.. Thanking you Naveen Bhaskar *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** -- Tyssen Design http://www.tyssendesign.com.au Ph: (07) 3300 3303 Mb: 0405 678 590 *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] tableless forms !!!
best to use are fieldsets and in the fieldsets you can either use p tags or lists (depending on what side you swing) On Feb 13, 2008 3:01 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi , > > > > Could anyone tell me which is the best way to build a form without tables in > w3c standards. > > I would really appreciate if you can provide a good referral link. J > > > > Thanks a ton in advance.. > > > > Thanking you > > Naveen Bhaskar > > > *** > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** -- JP2 Designs http://www.jp2designs.com http://www.germworks.net *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] tableless forms !!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi , Could anyone tell me which is the best way to build a form without tables in w3c standards. I would really appreciate if you can provide a good referral link. J Thanks a ton in advance.. Thanking you *Naveen Bhaskar * Please read the thread that's been going in the past week called "Styling Forms" Chris *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] tableless forms !!!
Hi , Could anyone tell me which is the best way to build a form without tables in w3c standards. I would really appreciate if you can provide a good referral link. J Thanks a ton in advance.. Thanking you Naveen Bhaskar *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***