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Tables going bye -bye: Use DIVS/Span??

 
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Ok, so Tables are going bye bye and appearntly, from what I read, they take more for browsers to render them anyway. So I assume using DIVs and SPANs are the way to go (DHTML/CSS).

Does anyone have any advice/links/resources on moving from tables to layers (DIV/SPAN)? I have been trying to convert a couple of simple pages that have tables to div and span but with some parts of it I am not having much luck. I think with some documentation it would be easier.

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The rule of thumb is tables for data, divs for layout.

div is a block element and a span is an inline element.

what is the basic layout of the page so I can help you with resources?

header/footer/3column etc.
 
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That is basically for my login screen. The big area on the left is for an image. The first row in column 2 is for a header. Second row colum 2 is label, 2nd row colum 3 text. Same for row 3 and then row 4 is for my submit button.

I thought a visual would help.

Well, it lines up correctly in the edit window. But when I submit the post, it's not lined up right.

Ok, looks right now. :roll:

Also, I thought posting my HTML Table might help too:


[ October 04, 2004: Message edited by: Gregg Bolinger ]
 
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That is rather easy to do

what you need to look into is float:left with spans

http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/introduction.htm

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Some great stuff on that site, Eric -- thanks for the link!
 
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