Height attribute on TABLE (was Re: [thelist] Accesibility Tip)

[Bill Mason]

At 08:50 AM 06/12/2002, Sebastian Kostal wrote:
>So should I have used the <td> tags to control height to conform? This seems
>to be valid, but also depreciated. Why is this? Is tere a better way to
>control table height?

CSS can control height, though on tables NN4 and I believe IE4 (to name
two) wouldn't support it correctly (or at all).

>Will pages conforming to the w3 validator's standards always render
>correctly?

If the user-agent being used to view the page supports the standard
correctly, sure.

>I have used the "background" attribute in some instances which is not
>validated. It depreciates very well, but it does not conform to the w3c
>specs. I don't think I should slavishly stick to the w3c recommondation in
>this case. Any other opinions?

Background can also be handled via CSS, though your mileage in your browser
of choice may again vary.

Bill Mason
Accessible Internet
evolt at accessibleinter.net
http://www.accessibleinter.net/