[thelist] arguments pro css & xhtml / con tables

Christie Mason cmason at managersforum.com
Tue Jun 20 10:49:13 CDT 2006


If one column is a graphic and the other column is a description and
graphics can be various sizes and the amount of text in the description can
be varying lengths, then CSS is not aware of sizes of the graphical or text
content.

For example, tables will auto adjust if most of the graphic widths are 100px
but one graphic is 250px wide.  They will also adjust if the text is usually
50 characters but one is 700 characters.  A table will adjust the columns
for the best mix of the graphic and text column sizes and increase row size.

You can a simple example at
http://www.constructionlifters.com/ShopCL/C_CategoryModel.asp?idCategory=94
vs
http://www.constructionlifters.com/ShopCL/C_CategoryModel.asp?idCategory=84

more complex versions (yes, nested tables) on any product detail page.
http://www.constructionlifters.com/ShopCL/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=4288&idParen
t=84&idCategory=554
vs
http://www.constructionlifters.com/ShopCL/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=4499&idParen
t=505&idCategory=473

The Advanced Search results page is very dependent on that capability.

Resize any of the browser windows and/or increase/decrease the font.

Christie Mason



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Canfield, Joel
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:02 AM
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Subject: Re: [thelist] arguments pro css & xhtml / con tables


> CSS does not resize and it can't because it's not content
> aware.

I don't understand this comment; it goes contrary to my understanding of
CSS. Can you elaborate?
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