Div vs Table

Hello,
Recently (to me anyway) there has been a move to eliminate TABLEs and
replace them with DIVs. There have been some posts that ask how to make
multi-column layouts without tables, for instance.
Why are tables becoming less preferred for layout?

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On 8 Jun 2004 17:36:35 GMT, James Moe wrote:

Why are tables becoming less preferred for layout?

You might start here..
<http://groups.google.com/groups?q=tables+evil+group%3Acomp.infosystems.www. authoring.*>

[ Though I myself still rely on tables
for the 'outer' page structure (nav,
header, content, footer) ]

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On 8 Jun 2004 17:36:35 GMT, James Moe <jmm-list.TRSPAMTR (AT) sohnen-moe (DOT) com>
wrote:

Hello,
Recently (to me anyway) there has been a move to eliminate TABLEs and
replace them with DIVs. There have been some posts that ask how to make
multi-column layouts without tables, for instance.
Why are tables becoming less preferred for layout?

Simply put, <table> implies a table, which is a collection of various
types of data rendered to allow rows and columns to compare and contrast
the data. Page layout falls out of this scope - therefore, when the author
is interested in semantic markup, <table> is a poor choice for page layout.

Andrew Thompson wrote:

Why are tables becoming less preferred for layout?

You might start here..
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=tables+evil+group%3Acomp.infosystems.www. authoring.*

So, the basic observation seems to be: Because CSS is now stable across

a variety of browsers.

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James Moe wrote:

Hello,
Recently (to me anyway) there has been a move to eliminate TABLEs and
replace them with DIVs. There have been some posts that ask how to make
multi-column layouts without tables, for instance.
Why are tables becoming less preferred for layout?

I am currently converting a few sites I have written in the past using
tables for layout.

It is such a relief to see how clean and easy to manage the HTML-code
becomes now when using CSS instead!

/Per

Quoth the raven Per Andersson:

It is such a relief to see how clean and easy to manage the
HTML-code becomes now when using CSS instead!

Candidate of the month for carving on the side of a mountain
somewhere... ;-)

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

Quoth the raven Per Andersson:

It is such a relief to see how clean and easy to manage the
HTML-code becomes now when using CSS instead!


Candidate of the month for carving on the side of a mountain
somewhere... ;-)

I see the smiley there, but my english is not good enough to understand
it... What does it mean, "carving on the side..."?

/Per

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:28:14 +0200, Per Andersson
<perdotcdotandersson (AT) ericsson (DOT) com> wrote:

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
Quoth the raven Per Andersson:

It is such a relief to see how clean and easy to manage the
HTML-code becomes now when using CSS instead!


Candidate of the month for carving on the side of a mountain
somewhere... ;-)

I see the smiley there, but my english is not good enough to understand
it... What does it mean, "carving on the side..."?

/Per

Likely a reference to some idiot saying that Reagan's face should be added
to Mt. Rushmore...

Quoth the raven Neal:

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:28:14 +0200, Per Andersson
perdotcdotandersson (AT) ericsson (DOT) com> wrote:

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

Quoth the raven Per Andersson:

It is such a relief to see how clean and easy to manage the
HTML-code becomes now when using CSS instead!

Candidate of the month for carving on the side of a mountain
somewhere... ;-)

I see the smiley there, but my english is not good enough to
understand it... What does it mean, "carving on the side..."?

Likely a reference to some idiot saying that Reagan's face should
be added to Mt. Rushmore...

<lol> No reference to Reagan at Mt. Rushmore by me.

"Carving on the side of a mountain" would be similar to:

Displaying on a marquee with flashing bright lights
Using a billboard along the highway
A large newspaper headline
...or by any means that gets maximum exposure.

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

Quoth the raven Neal:

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:28:14 +0200, Per Andersson
perdotcdotandersson (AT) ericsson (DOT) com> wrote:

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

Quoth the raven Per Andersson:

It is such a relief to see how clean and easy to manage the
HTML-code becomes now when using CSS instead!


Candidate of the month for carving on the side of a mountain
somewhere... ;-)


I see the smiley there, but my english is not good enough to
understand it... What does it mean, "carving on the side..."?


Likely a reference to some idiot saying that Reagan's face should
be added to Mt. Rushmore...


lol> No reference to Reagan at Mt. Rushmore by me.

"Carving on the side of a mountain" would be similar to:

Displaying on a marquee with flashing bright lights
Using a billboard along the highway
A large newspaper headline
..or by any means that gets maximum exposure.

Ah, I understand!

I had to ask because my first interpretation of "carving on the side..."
was more like "insignificant"

/Per