Comments on: Table Layout http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/ Events in the lives of developers Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Bill http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-22 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:55:25 +0000 http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-22 I am all for it - If "pure" tableless design gives me trouble, I usually revert to simple tables before I spend much time on it, figuring I can go back later. On the Opera issue, I have generally found that Opera is more "picky" about being precise - The firefox and IE are more forgiving about how they interpret bad code or missing tags. I am all for it - If “pure” tableless design gives me trouble, I usually revert to simple tables before I spend much time on it, figuring I can go back later.

On the Opera issue, I have generally found that Opera is more “picky” about being precise - The firefox and IE are more forgiving about how they interpret bad code or missing tags.

]]> by: Dave http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-18 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:53:08 +0000 http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-18 I also once spent a few days working on a fairly simple (or so I thought) design with XHTML+CSS. I eventually gave up and wrote it (from scratch) in an hour or so with a lot of good old-fashioned tables! I also once spent a few days working on a fairly simple (or so I thought) design with XHTML+CSS. I eventually gave up and wrote it (from scratch) in an hour or so with a lot of good old-fashioned tables!

]]> by: ailon http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-13 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:20:41 +0000 http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-13 Yeah. Now we just need someone who can pitch it with confidence to W3C :) Yeah. Now we just need someone who can pitch it with confidence to W3C :)

]]> by: Adam Lapsley http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-12 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:36:26 +0000 http://blog.solmetra.com/2006/11/03/table-layout/#comment-12 I totally agree and had been thinking the same - we need a new layout paradigm - I understand that tables are "bad", producing far too much code and tying presentation into layout and all that jazz, but honestly the Div tag just doesn't do it. I have spent three days trying to lay out a simple structure for an Intranet, that would have taken an hour using tables. Cross-browser issues with divs mean days of extra work. Let's suggest the GRID idea to w3 and see if they will take it on board. I totally agree and had been thinking the same - we need a new layout paradigm - I understand that tables are “bad”, producing far too much code and tying presentation into layout and all that jazz, but honestly the Div tag just doesn’t do it. I have spent three days trying to lay out a simple structure for an Intranet, that would have taken an hour using tables. Cross-browser issues with divs mean days of extra work. Let’s suggest the GRID idea to w3 and see if they will take it on board.

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