Thanks Ben. Unfortunately it is not for tabular data but page layout. But let me clarify that. The main template (topnav, sidenav, footer) is in a tabless format and validated. The content area will have a 2 row, 3 column layout. Each cell will contain content, like highlights or list of products, but not relate to eachother in a tabular fashion. However each cell has a bottom border that need to match up so if one cell expands in height I need the rest to expand at the same rate. Only a table can give this or display: table-cell. The table-cell would be perfect for this issue except for Win IE. So far I have it in a single table with styled cells but was wondering if there is a trick to get Win IE to render table-cell correctly or some way to do this tabless.
I am uncomfortable with hacks and am trying to avoid them as much as possible. I really appreciate all the links and info on Win IE hacks that everyone has been giving but reading about how they work is not helping. I could really use an example of how to implement them. Can you give me an example of CC being used in a style sheet? Thanks, Janelle -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Curtis Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:19 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Win IE hacks -- Please help! On Aug 16, 2005, at 3:10 PM, Janelle Clemens wrote: > My recent headache is trying to create a column/row of cells, like > what tables used to be used for, but with the display properties > table, table-row, table-column, table-cell. Use a table. Tables are valid HTML. You style them with CSS. When you have tabular data, using anything else is unsemantic and wrong. If you have rows and columns, then you have tabular data. Use a table. The table tag is not banned for use in XHTML+CSS sites. Using tables to lay your page out is a bad idea, but anything other than tables for tabular data is a worse idea. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Oh, and regarding hacks for IE: remember that IE7 is coming out very soon, and anything that relies on a parsing bug may behave unpredictably. Using "* html" will likely mean that you will apply your hack to IE7 before you even see how it does without the hack. Your best (only?) bet is the conditional comment option. Remember: "Only hack the dead." -- Ben Curtis : webwright bivia : a personal web studio http://www.bivia.com v: (818) 507-6613 ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
