On 1 Aug 2007, at 09:34, lisa herrod wrote:
On 01/08/07, Stuart Foulstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Web Standards say only use tables for tabular data - not
presentation.
Stuart, I think you're referring to WGAG 1.
Lets look at HTML 4.01 instead, which is somewhat clearer on the
subject:
Tables should not be used purely as a means to layout document
content as this may present problems when rendering to non-visual
media. Additionally, when used with graphics, these tables may force
users to scroll horizontally to view a table designed on a system
with a larger display. To minimize these problems, authors should use
style sheets to control layout rather than tables.
-- http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html
I'm not at all advocating the use of tables for layout, but where it
is absolutely necessary:
I don't think I've ever encountered a situation where it was
"absolutely necessary" to use tables for layout. It might be the only
way to achieve a given presentation, but is that presentation really
"absolutely necessary"?
--
David Dorward
http://dorward.me.uk/
http://blog.dorward.me.uk/
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