Posted by Barbara de Zoete on 08/03/05 13:16

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 11:06:41 +0100, Jedi Fans <"news[at]jedifans[--=dot==-]com">
wrote:

> Barbara de Zoete wrote:
>> Know what? This might actually be a table. A two-column table with
>> information on the left and an image on the right. I am tempted to advise
>> you to mark it up as a table. Use css to align and do or don't do borders et
>> cetera. Problem solved.
>
> incorrect usage of a table... shouldnt be used for layout purposes

No, it's not. What is OP trying to achieve?

,-------------------------.--------------.
| info and description | image |
|-------------------------|--------------|
| the information on the | [alt text] |
| first image | |
|-------------------------|--------------|
| the information on the | [alt text] |
| second image | |
|-------------------------|--------------|
| the information on the | [alt text] |
| third image | |
`-------------------------'--------------'

And so on. I see a table emerging here. Build it properly (including the summary
attribute and using the table head element and teble body et cetera), hide the
thead with css. Shape the rest. Bingo.

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