Divz or Tables? [Archive]

Maximilian

10.06.2001, 14:30

I making a site for ringtones at mobile phones, which is quite popular... Is designing the page completely in DIVs/css postitions or Tables best?

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maximilian.url = http://home.c2i.net/maximilian/ - not up yet

Edited by - icestorm on 06/10/2001 15:46:27

Xanth

10.06.2001, 14:38

Well it depends really.. Tables are good because the can be made to adjust to the window size very easily and are probly the most widely usedfor page layout and stuff but you're also confined when using tables because all the cells are dependant on each other if you change one it's probably going to effect another.. with layers you can achieve similar layouts sometimes with a little more work but better results and layers can be controlled by JavaScript(DHTML) if need be which is an extra bonus..

Note: Tables can be controlled via JavaScript(DHTML) as well.. just not in NS4.

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Edited by - Xanth on 06/10/2001 13:39:30

DCage

10.06.2001, 14:40

Tables, if you want consistency of presentation across the majority of browsers. On the other hand, if you're careful with your CSS, you can build pages that look exactly the way you like, but degrade into mostly plain text versions for older browsers. It depends on how important appearance is to your clients. I'd say the safest bet for a commercial site would be to use tables.

Maximilian

10.06.2001, 14:50

I could make a page for 4.0+ browsers and one for old browsers. thanks for the quick replies.

maximilian = object()
maximilian.email = maximilian.kristiansen@c2i.net
maximilian.url = http://home.c2i.net/maximilian/ - not up yet

DCage

10.06.2001, 14:50

Oops. Hi Xanth. Heh, trumped by Xanth and his multi-megabit connection. Gotta practice typing faster.

Xanth

10.06.2001, 16:24

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Oops. Hi Xanth. Heh, trumped by Xanth and his multi-megabit connection. Gotta practice typing faster.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>
LoL, I think you explained it alot better than I did though.. Mine maybe was too drawn out. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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