Comments on: News Wire: IE 7: Were they ready? http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/11/01/news-wire-ie-7-were-they-ready/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:24:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jnicol http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/11/01/news-wire-ie-7-were-they-ready/#comment-77471 jnicol Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:38:43 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/11/01/news-wire-ie-7-were-they-ready/#comment-77471 You said it Heggaton! I use CSS to layout all my forms, and it is surprisingly easy, not surprising difficult! Yes, there are certain compromises that need to be made when using CSS for layouts, but I consider that the pros outweigh the cons. You said it Heggaton! I use CSS to layout all my forms, and it is surprisingly easy, not surprising difficult! Yes, there are certain compromises that need to be made when using CSS for layouts, but I consider that the pros outweigh the cons.

]]> By: heggaton http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/11/01/news-wire-ie-7-were-they-ready/#comment-77187 heggaton Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:41:18 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/11/01/news-wire-ie-7-were-they-ready/#comment-77187 That tables for layout thing is garbage! First, you can achieve a much better and accessible layout with CSS. See this page as an example: http://pixelated.com.au/website_hosting_form.php Second, the background image hack isn't the only solution. See this site: http://www.ejeliot.com/blog/61 - This still is a hack but it provides an all CSS solution. Finally: Accessibility. Tables just don't provide it - for disabled users as well as search engines. They also hinder the ability to create print versions of a page. That tables for layout thing is garbage!

First, you can achieve a much better and accessible layout with CSS. See this page as an example:
http://pixelated.com.au/website_hosting_form.php

Second, the background image hack isn’t the only solution. See this site: http://www.ejeliot.com/blog/61 - This still is a hack but it provides an all CSS solution.

Finally: Accessibility. Tables just don’t provide it - for disabled users as well as search engines. They also hinder the ability to create print versions of a page.

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