I used to use tables all the time when designing my websites, but CSS has now risen to take its place, so it seems to me. From what I've read on the internet, HTML is starting to be phased out. My question for you is, do you still use tables or have you switched to CSS?

I have found CSS to be much more difficult designing layouts than with tables, but I'm just learning it. I'm tempted to convert back to tables, should I?

Now this is interesting. I personally use CSS, because that is the proper way to design a website in the eyes of a web browser. When you say 'HTML is being phased out' I think you are wrong there. HTML and CSS are two very different things. HTML is the backbone of your site. It is the physical layout and structure of the site. CSS is simply used to style the site. So in terms of a layout, it would not be correct to use a table to alter the design of the site, however is it perfectly correct to use a table to display tabular data. HTML tables were invented to display data in a tabular format, but people for one reason or another started using them on entire websites to display the layout, rather than what they were intended for. Does that make sense?


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Now this is interesting. I personally use CSS, because that is the proper way to design a website in the eyes of a web browser. When you say 'HTML is being phased out' I think you are wrong there. HTML and CSS are two very different things. HTML is the backbone of your site. It is the physical layout and structure of the site. CSS is simply used to style the site. So in terms of a layout, it would not be correct to use a table to alter the design of the site, however is it perfectly correct to use a table to display tabular data. HTML tables were invented to display data in a tabular format, but people for one reason or another started using them on entire websites to display the layout, rather than what they were intended for. Does that make sense?

I understand and agree

I prefer CSS than tables, mainly because it's the "in thing", and it confuses noobies who are used to tables and trying to copy your stuff

It's more challenging, fun, takes up less size / faster to load, and you can do so much with it.


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I use tables, but I would like to learn CSS.

Brandon wrote:

I use tables, but I would like to learn CSS.

There are lots of great tutorials out there about css I think that css is very easy to learn, so don't think it daunting


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Right now it looks like CSS is preferred..

Hey, does anyone here know of any good CSS tutorials?

I found this one on the W3 site http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp and also this one from HTML.net http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/introduction.asp. I just found this one from HTML Dog http://www.htmldog.com/

I think I'm going to go through the tutorials on the HTML Dog site as it has beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials.

I used the ones from W3school when I learned originally, I found them really helpful.


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BernardBlack wrote:

Brandon wrote:

I use tables, but I would like to learn CSS.

There are lots of great tutorials out there about css I think that css is very easy to learn, so don't think it daunting

I know most of it, but the part where you use divs instead of tables scares me. Tables are so much simpler.

Brandon wrote:

BernardBlack wrote:

Brandon wrote:

I use tables, but I would like to learn CSS.

There are lots of great tutorials out there about css I think that css is very easy to learn, so don't think it daunting

I know most of it, but the part where you use divs instead of tables scares me. Tables are so much simpler.

They really aren't once you learn some css and proper html


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For $90 you can get a very thorough CD from Project Seven that goes through a Step by Step discussion of CSS. I heard it is great! I have to get it and learn it but right now, I am too busy. Itís called: 42nd Street - Mastering the Art of CSS Design. Here is the link:

http://www.projectseven.com/products/templates/designpacks/42nd_street/index.htm


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