G'day >> Especially when that same layout takes 5 minutes using tables and most >> visitors can't tell the difference.
> You have a defined, repeatable process (even if it's only "fire up > $STEAM_AGE_WEB_PAGE_EDITOR") for making tag-soup web pages. What I was talking about is not tag-soup (although it depends on your definition) like the template my client asked me to use. I don't nest tables 6 deep or use elements like font and center or attributes like bgcolor. All I meant is to use a single table to define the overall layout, marked up with CSS to set up backgrounds, borders, spacing etc. It requires NO kludges to get three columns all the same height and with different backgrounds, whereas with three divs side by side we run into all sorts of problems with browser interpretations. Really, what is the practical (as opposed to philosophical) difference between the two methods? -- Bert Doorn, Better Web Design www.betterwebdesign.com.au Fast-loading, user-friendly websites ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
