 Re: web design: tables versus divs
There are probably hundreds of webstes that give reason for using CSS including W3C, but you need to actually want to do it and take the time to learn how to do it without tables.
People who don't believe that divs/CSS are better to use for designing than tables, generally are people who haven't taken the time to learn.
The best way to learn is go to one of the thousands of websites that allow you to download free CSS templates and experiment with it. There are thousands of websites that give free tutorials, tools, validators etc...
With tables, if you want to change your layout or design, you need to do it to each page, and depending on the size of your website, that could take a while. But, if you use proper markup with CSS and divs, its a matter of changing things in your CSS file, which could take anywhere form 2 seconds and up depending on how much you are changing.
I can't believe the number of sites that are still being done in tables, they don't have the flexibility that divs have, once you set the width of the table, thats it, no matter what screen size your visitor uses, whether its a PDA, cell phone etc...most times it causes a horizontal scroll bar which is a big no-no.
I'm not sure what you need to read or hear to actually convince you, but there are arguments for both sides. You need to actually try it, hands on, to see the difference and how easy modifications and color changes can be. Go download a template and play with it for a couple of weeks then decide what side of the fence you are on.
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