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DIV vs Tables - pros and cons?

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Does anyone have a opinion on which is the better approach for structuring layout in EPiServer?(or in general for that sake?) The samples use DIVs quite extensively, but is there a good reason for not using table-based layout? Complexity? Robustness? Browser compatibility? Flexibility? ...?
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Dec 02, 2005 9:05
Ulrik Andersson
Ulrik Andersson
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tables are bad from an accessibility point of view. Since data is structured in an unlogical way. Screenreaders also have a hard time reading a website that has lots and lots of tables. Tables should only be used to show tabular data.
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Dec 02, 2005 10:06
Linus Ekström
Linus Ekström
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There are specifications in the WCAG 1.0 that describe how you should use tables. Checkpoint 5.3 describes more about this: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#tech-avoid-table-for-layout
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Dec 02, 2005 17:02
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