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From: "Bert Doorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:09 AM
Keep reading...
http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-WCAG20-HTML-TECHS-20050630/#layouttables-avoid
"It is *recommended* that authors not use the |table| element for layout
purposes *unless the desired effect absolutely cannot be achieved using
CSS*."
Perhaps this is the crux of the matter. Most things can be achieved with
CSS, especially if you use various hacks and scripts etc. However, at what
point do we say, we are better doing this layout in tables rather than using
complex CSS with various hacks? In terms of future maintenance, the CSS
solution will be more difficult due to the complexity of the hacks and
scripts.
I like this list in that people are so willing to debate the issues, as that
is how we learn and understand what is best, but I think we should not
blindly use CSS. We must use it wisely and examine how we are using it so we
don't make new mistakes.
Stephen
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