DIV's or Table's

Question

I'm in the middle of redesigning a site that happens to use a
lot of tables. My question to you is, is it better to use DIV's or
Table's? I could be wrong but from my understanding, I have a lot
more functionality with DIV's due to them being able to float
anywhere on a page, much like a layer.

Answer 1

Do you ALWAYS follow web standards...I doubt it.
I think it's a little harsh to say "If web standards mean
little or nothing
to you,...."
"Shane H" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> If web standards mean little or nothing to you, then you
can use a table
> for a layout. IMHO, this isn't the best practice, when
using a strictly
> CSS-based layout can give you the same results, as well
as complying to
> web standards (e.g., seperating structure from content.)
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> "Misha Cohen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> It makes little difference. the trend is towards
tableless layouts as it
>> does give more flexibility. And one of the arguments
is that tables are a
>> structural organizer and should be used for exel
type spreadsheets.
>>
>> However for many sites a simple table layout styled
with CSS is fine. If
>> you're just starting out then this is also much
easier to do.
>>
>>
>>
>> rmiman wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in the middle of redesigning a site that
happens to use a lot of
>>> tables. My question to you is, is it better to
use DIV's or Table's? I
>>> could be wrong but from my understanding, I have
a lot more
>>> functionality with DIV's due to them being able
to float anywhere on a
>>> page, much like a layer.
>>>
>
>