Posted by Travis Newbury on 05/04/06 13:28

Barbara de Zoete wrote:
> > I am having problems sizing a table correctly.
> You wouldn't have to. If you set no dimensions, the table will adjust to
> what is necessary to display the data properly.

So the table gets to decide how to display the data properly? Me think
not. I shall decide what the proper way to display the data is.

> Sounds very mucht like you're abusing this table for layout purposes. And
> while doing that, setting up for a fixed width design too. Don't do that,
> neither of them.

Unless it fits the design of your site, then by all means do them.
Until css can duplicate the "grid" tables give designers, they will
continue to use tables.

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