Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 05/30/06 22:04

dorayme wote:
> In article
> <1149013165.387351.198360@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "Adrienne Boswell" <arbpen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Beauregard T. Shagnasty wote:
> > > Adrienne Boswell wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am redoing a site and I have some data that was originally in list
> > > > form, and I am thinking that it should be for a table. Would someone
> > > > take a look
> > > > <http://atlas.nextblock.com/files/beta2/categories.asp?st=100&zip=18>?
> > > > I am interested in the categories, should these be in a table or
> > > > three UL columns? Is this really tabular data, or is it three lists?
> > >
> > > You're talking about: Stores Restaurants Services ?
> > >
> > > Well, if "Banks" and "Bars & Pubs" are a directly related entity of
> > > "Automotive & Service", then it would be a table.
> > >
> > > This is three lists, not tabular data. Notice the three columns are not
> > > even the same length. A display of tabular data would normally have all
> > > columns the same length.
> > >
> > > Tables are
> > >
> > > Name Address City State/Province Postal Code Telephone ...
> > >
> >
> > Thank you. I knew that, but, I wanted to make sure. Four eyes are
> > better than two.
>
> How about 3 brains? The point about the example of name, address
> etc is that these categories form a class of attributes that
> apply to individuals. The individual can be understood to have
> all the attributes on a row. There is nothing, for example, that
> Accessories, American and Accounting applies to that is being
> conveyed by these lists
>

Yes, three brains _are_ better than one... I think I've been reading
too much Winnie the Pooh to my two and a half year old... I found
myself today with Very Little Brain. Thanks for that great example.

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