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Originally posted by -dt-
tables can be fine if not overused (I count over used as this forum lol)
eg theres 32 uses of <table> in this forum!
so???? that means absolutely nothing...
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Originally posted by -dt-
tables are fine for data , eg topics and posts etc
but they arnt fine for use in positioning your headings , they work but are blah.
I'm sorry but this is nonsense...
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Tables are 100 times (if not more) easier then div's to create tables... And there is no such thing as overusing them. There is however something like misusing them and not knowing when and how to use them (resulting in comments like "tables are crap and old").
eg: This forum, unlike -dt- suggested, is a nice example of how to use tables in a good way. Yes, it can be complicated to some, but with div's it would be much more complicated and div's are still not completely 100% supported and implemented in the same way in each and every browser.
Tables are much more easier and structured then div's to use for tables once you're used to them and are used to the easy structure of tables. Heck they are made especially to create tables :/ div's not!
Div's can be used in place of tables and there is no harm in doing it. But in most cases it isn't needed at all and div's can (should) be used for a lot more other things and not only for the purpose to replace tables because you think tables are crap.
In fact div's can't be compared to tables at all, they are both a total different kind of html code... (and don't bring CSS into this as it has actually nothing to do with it since CSS can also be used with tables just the same. The only difference is that CSS is associated more with div's than with tables, making it a total misconception that div=css and table=old style non css html)
I'm sorry, but those who say tables are redundant crap and shouldn't be used at all, should learn html a bit more. For each there is a proper time and place to use it
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Exactly the same story goes for frames vs iframes, etc.. btw
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