TABLE vs CSS
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:35 pm
Just posted a question in Client Side in regards to CSS conversion from TABLE to CSS...
Made me think...
Do you really think CSS will replace TABLES when it comes to rendering complex interfaces/layouts???
I really like tables...even though I have before encountered limitations...maybe it was a bug in IE...not sure...never checked in FF
Anyways...
If you think about it...TABLES are IDEAL...for 2 reasons:
1) WYSIWYG editors understand them
2) The css knowledge I do contain suggests that reading the structure of a table in HTML format makes slightly more sense than CSS equivleant???
Again just my opinion
I'm thinking HTML just a more human readble pattern...unless I"m missing something about CSS...
In CSS wouldn't you render a table of say...3 columns and 4 rows...each with a ANCHOR surrounding a IMAGE...
Wouldn't you wrap the ANCHOR/IMAGE in a DIV regardless of where they reside and just set the css width/height/top/left to position the thing relative???
Get what i'm asking?
As CSS grows in popularity or stops where it is...do you think TABLES and CSS will always coexist???
Cheers
Made me think...
Do you really think CSS will replace TABLES when it comes to rendering complex interfaces/layouts???
I really like tables...even though I have before encountered limitations...maybe it was a bug in IE...not sure...never checked in FF
Anyways...
If you think about it...TABLES are IDEAL...for 2 reasons:
1) WYSIWYG editors understand them
2) The css knowledge I do contain suggests that reading the structure of a table in HTML format makes slightly more sense than CSS equivleant???
Again just my opinion
I'm thinking HTML just a more human readble pattern...unless I"m missing something about CSS...
In CSS wouldn't you render a table of say...3 columns and 4 rows...each with a ANCHOR surrounding a IMAGE...
Wouldn't you wrap the ANCHOR/IMAGE in a DIV regardless of where they reside and just set the css width/height/top/left to position the thing relative???
Get what i'm asking?
As CSS grows in popularity or stops where it is...do you think TABLES and CSS will always coexist???
Cheers