Re: [Demexp-dev] Web Client Interface [status]

[David MENTRE]

Hi Lyu,

2007/10/19, Lyu Abe <address@hidden>:
> > You'd better use CSS element positioning instead of table.
>
> Are you referring to DIVs? I also suppose that you think that using DIVs
> will allow to order (e.g. question) informations in a given order, which
> is not necessarily corresponding to the location of these elements on
> the generated page.

Well, it is better to keep the same order but yes, DIVs allow to
spread elements on the page (columns, side bars, ...) beyond the top
to bottom usual layout.

> But from what I experimented with DIVs, I think there is nothing (or
> very few) to gain in using DIVs instead of tables: for example, if we
> want to use the layout I am currently working on, I think this can be
> done with DIVs only by embedding them one into each other. In that case
> we must use a certain DIVs hierarchy which will finally be equivalent to
> using TABLEs... but maybe I'm wrong, because it's true I'm not very easy
> with DIVs. On that point I'd like to have some help if someone can.

Of course, table should be used to present data available in tabular
form. So, regarding the listing of questions, presenting them in a
table might be natural.

What I wanted to say is that you should not use a table to position
elements on the page, e.g. make a two column presentation. <DIV> and
CSS should be used for that.

Of course, I'm not authoritative at all on all that web stuff. If
others have better recommendations, please stand up.

Yours,
d.