Thanks for the explanation, Georg! :o) Rick
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gunlaug Sørtun > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:34 PM > To: 'CSS Discussion' > Subject: Re: [css-d] Float list items > > Rick Faircloth wrote: > > Your example below is impressive, Georg, for sure. > > > > But just look at the CSS hoops you had to jump through just to get > > what looks like a simple table. > > > > Why go to so much trouble avoid using <table> ? Just because you can > > or is there a more compelling reason? > > > > I'm relatively new to the CSS scene, so these are sincere questions. > > In addition to the reasons I've given in the relevant article... > <http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_additions_22.html> > ...it's because... > > 1: that type of content doesn't fit the description "tabular data", I > just wanted it to appear in a certain way. Its appearance can be changed > and restyled (for different media for instance) without touching the > actual document, which is impossible if a table had been used. > > 2: one day a version of that MS-excuse for a browser may support the > relevant CSS, and not be in need of proprietary MS-garbage like > IE-expressions for simulating standard CSS. > Maybe IE8 (with an opt-in)... > > 3: by always pushing and testing what can and can not be done with CSS > today to the limits across browser-land in test-cases like that, I learn > what choices I have and how to make things work whenever I need to for > real-world cases. Such knowledge sure comes handy at times :-) > > regards > Georg > -- > http://www.gunlaug.no > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
