Sent by Big John on 20 June 2002 23:11
--- Charles Wiltgen [EMAIL-REMOVED]> wrote:
> I'm an XHTML/CSS newbie, using the "tables for layout, CSS for
> formatting" philosophy.
Hi Charles! That's a philosophy? :\
-snip-
> Specifically, I would like a critique of the simple one-column
> layout at <http://wiltgen.net/articles/dotnet/>. This layout
> uses a one-cell table centered in a 3x3 table, and I just feel
> like there must be a compatible (I'm not worried about
> Netscape 4), "CSS way" to do this.
Why yes, there is. Your page fairly screams "Un-table me!".
All the content can be placed in a single div, and that div
may be given suitable side margins, which will allow a liquid
layout. However, in some browsers top and bottom margins are
more tricky, due to bugs. Or you may make the box
'position:absolute', and apply left, right, top, and bottom
values to suit. Again a liquid layout.
Those fancy border embellishments are something I'm not too
familiar with, but here's a link to someone who does it pretty well:
<http://and.doxdesk.com/>
Not a demo page, sorry. Perhaps someone can supply a better one?
I suggest that you work up an all CSS version of your page,
and when (not if) you have problems, the list is always here. :]
HTH
Big John
=====
"What the world needs is a good bug ring"--Big John
<http://users.rraz.net/mc_on_the_rocks/testpage/pie.html>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
