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Learning the old method

At school we’re currently doing something I expected but not wished: we’re learning how to design websites with… tables. Well, we’re using CSS but not for layout structure, only typography, backgrounds and such — what a waste of time.

At least I’m trying to convince my school mates that tables suck for designing.

*Sigh*.

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1. On September 5th, 2005 at 4:51 pm, Jaimeeee said :: thats the eternal fight that i have with a friend, he thinks that tables are the best in the world… =(

2. On September 5th, 2005 at 9:03 pm, Michael Sarver said :: If you need to borrow my transparent .gif’s just let me know! :)

3. On September 7th, 2005 at 10:23 pm, septor said :: Tables do not suck for designing. Only people who can’t use tables correctly say that.

4. On September 8th, 2005 at 11:32 am, Remi said :: /me is laughing at septor, who still thinks that tables are useful when designing.

5. On September 9th, 2005 at 8:57 am, septor said :: And I’m laughing at you as you go by on the bandwagon.

6. On September 9th, 2005 at 9:57 am, Remi said :: And I’m still laughing at you as you stay on Web 1.0 while we’re going to a more semantic and useful Web.

7. On September 9th, 2005 at 9:34 pm, septor said :

Yes, as blogs are going to eventually be all anyone uses the internet for.

When you need to list multi-column data, I’d better not see a single table tag, or you’ll be on the hypocrite wagon.

8. On September 9th, 2005 at 9:37 pm, septor said :: And BTW, semantic and useful are the same thing, way to try and use “big flashy” words.

9. On September 9th, 2005 at 11:45 pm, Remi said :: When you need to list multi-column data, I’d better not see a single table tag, or you’ll be on the hypocrite wagon.

Did I say that tables are not good for tabular data? No; I said “not good for designing”.