Bert,
It's a working draft, not a recommendation or a standard
Oh come on. This is precisely MS's ludicrous argument for not
supporting CSS2.1 (a subset of 2.0)
and you're right. I used to work as a QA Auditor (ISO9001). In
standards parlance, "should not" has a different meaning than "must
not" or "shall not". Still, if you want to use that document....
Well what else. The current standards as quoted (that the draft of
the next version is STRICTER than the existing would suggest the
intent and the direction they are heading in).
"*Generally*, display technologies such as [CSS2] <http://
www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20050630/#CSS2> can achieve
the desired layout effect with improved accessibility."
Generally? Meaning there are exceptions?
Yes. We cannot foresee every circumstance, or we have to account for
one contributors particular obsession so we buy him or her off with
"generally"./
"However, *when it is necessary to use a table for layout*, the
table must linearize in a readable order." So there are times
"when it is *necessary* to use a table for layout"?
Keep reading... http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-WCAG20-HTML-
TECHS-20050630/#layouttables-avoid
No, they are considering it may be unavoidable in some circumstances.
"It is *recommended* that authors not use the |table| element for
layout purposes *unless the desired effect absolutely cannot be
achieved using CSS*."
I rest my case.
Look, you can find all the justification you want in the fine print
of the standards. But their intent is very very clear. Finding
justification for the use of Tables for layout in the standards is
essentially an act of desperation.
This really is flat earth stuff. It is time to let it go
john
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