[thelist] Using tables for layout [WAS: Slicing images -- opinion?]

Seth Thomas Rasmussen seth at sethrasmussen.com
Wed Jul 28 23:24:06 CDT 2004


Because a table is meant to contain tabular data. An example of tabular
data would be a chart of CSS hacks and their compatability with various
browsers. Each hack would be your row or record, and then each column
would be the *related* values of "yes", "no", "partial", etc.

Semantics refers to the meaning inherent in an element. <table> for
tabular data, <ul> for an unordered list, <ol> for ordered, etc. An
<h1>, for example, should not be used simply because you want large
text. That ignores the semantics of an <h1> which is that it signifies a
primary heading.


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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Casey Crookston
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:57 PM
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Subject: [thelist] Using tables for layout [WAS: Slicing images --
opinion?]

> It's not semantically "correct" to use tables for layout 

Why? 



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