Graeme Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Hello All, I'm just trying out something new on a web site and I was wondering if it is still good to use Tables. Thank you, Best wishes Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Actually, tables were never meant to be used for anything but tabular data. However, until a few years ago, there weren't really any alternatives, so they were used heavily for layout. Now that we have the option to use CSS for Positioning, you should not be using tables for layout - only tabular data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Hello Thelma, Thank you for your reply. It is only for tabular data really but one instance is for using a table to hold thumbnails for an image gallery although I could actuall just float them. Best wishes Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSW Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 For the Tabular data, sure they are the right tool. I would use CSS for the Thumbnails, let them line themselves up as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesignMinded Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 It depends on the project. If it's a simple one, maybe some people actually prefer using tables as layout if they're not familiar with CSS yet. But if it's a complicated layout, CSS is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 ..... maybe some people actually prefer using tables as layout if they're not familiar with CSS yet....Many people 'prefer' to use tables as layout - that doesn't make it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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