Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/05/07 04:32

dorayme wrote:
> In article <_Nydne-56YkiCbPanZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>>> In article <8bGdnRMn5MqA8bPanZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>>> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You wanted to know what I mean when I say a table can't be fluid. I
>>>> gave you an example.
>>> Look, it seems that we are on different wavelengths here. In my
>>> understanding, an example of something that cannot exist cannot
>>> be given. So why don't you be a little more precise in your words
>>> and thoughts. It does no good endlessly repeating your same very
>>> few words.
>>>
>> No, I gave you an example of a fluid design which can be easily
>> accomplished in CSS, but not with tables.
>>
>
> You *gave* no such thing. You asked me to wrap data around a
> picture (whatever that means and it could mean a whole bunch of
> things). That is not giving a fluid design.
>
>
>>> I have in mind that you may have some misconceptions, that you
>>> are rolling a whole lot of concepts into the idea of fluid and it
>>> is you who should be sorting all this out, considering it is you
>>> who is making the big claim. Table based layout can easily be
>>> user friendly in respect to using the size of the screen. A
>>> simple example is a 100% wide table that has 2 columns, one that
>>> is enough to hold a navigation list, the other for all the
>>> content. That is a table layout. It is plenty fluid in many
>>> senses of the word. Naturally, if you are meaning that a table
>>> layout cannot involve css or em based or % dimensioning and has
>>> to involve tables within tables and whatever then you are putting
>>> up a straw man. That discussion is long dead.
>>>
>> No, I'm not.
>
> No you are not what?
>
>
>> Fluid design is much more than setting a table to 100%
>> width of the window. That concept is from the 90's.
>>
>
> And who suggested any such thing? Not me.
>
>> Nowadays fluid layouts can adjust to text size, window size. Content
>> isn't limited to just the two columns you mention - in fact, content can
>> wrap around the navigation area. Images in the window can have text
>> wrapped around them. And a whole bunch more that goes into a true fluid
>> design.
>
> You are now just babbling trendy talk and being totally
> imprecise.
>

Nope, you're just trying to change the subject, turning it away from
questions you can't answer. You try to evade the challenge rather than
admit you can't do it with your precious tables.

I've finally come to the conclusion you're just a stoopid troll.

<plonk>


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