Posted by Tony on 04/05/06 19:42

Richard wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
>>I don't mean to sound rude, but you are WAY behind the times on this.
>
>
> You got that right! :-) I'm just starting to put up a technical
> presentation on a web server, so I'm interested in applying the best
> techniques while ensuring I get the job done in a timely fashion. So
> I've employed some CSS stuff, some Table stuff, some site navigation.
> And I've trolled Google Groups once in while to get current ideas about
> this stuff. The idea in this thread, crudely stated, seemed to be
> Tables:bad, CSS:good. I wanted to get some sense of this now, long
> before I become a CSS guru. Hence my question, which elicited some
> good ideas that I'll start applying pronto.

Good way to approach it.

I think that, as you apply more CSS and move away from tables, you will
find that CSS provides greater flexibility in many ways, and is actually
far more powerful for rendering a solidly designed site - once you know
your way around it.

And I'll freely admit that there are still times that I find a simple
table works better to accomplish my design goals. I do try to stay away
from that, but you work with what you're given :)


> So, no offense taken ... because I surely am "WAY behind the times on
> this".

I appreciate that you took my comment as intended. Good luck with your
learning!

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