Sorry if this has already come up... but have you seen these?
http://www.lenef.com/dotleader/ http://home.tampabay.rr.com/bmerkey/examples/dot-leaders.html On 3/7/07, Dwain Alford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i don't think you are missing anything. imo what you are proposing in your example is not tabular data at all. it's content followed by a string of dots ending in more content. if you are critized for thinking this is tabular data, then you should be critized; but, if you are being critized for wanting to pursue this type of presentation outside of a table, then i too am critized. dwain On 3/6/07, Thierry Koblentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The tabular data thread reminds me of one I participated in in another > group. > > The original post was: > <quote> > I have a page with a list of officers of an organization. It's an > obvious > application for a table because that's what tables were designed for. > But I > wanted it to look the way it did in the printed version, where there was > a > row > of dots leading from the heading to the person's name. For example (and > this > might not look right depending on your browser or viewer): > > President..................................John Smith > Vice-president.........................Janet Jones > > In other words, the items in the two columns line up horizontally, and > the > cell on the left is filled out with dots. > </quote> > > I'm curious to know what members of this group think about this. Should > this > be considered tabular data or not? > Do you consider a table the best tool to mark this up? Or at least as > good > as anything else? > > I'm curious because I've been so much criticized for my view on this > that > I'd like to know if I'm not missing something... > > Thanks. > --- > Regards, > Thierry | www.TJKDesign.com <http://www.tjkdesign.com/> > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- dwain alford p.o. box 145 winfield, alabama 35594 u.s.a. tele: 205.487.2570 cell: 205.495.5619 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
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