Table vs Tabless

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by saumil555, Feb 26, 2010.

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Table vs table less

Poll closed Apr 17, 2010.
  1. table

    2 vote(s)
    11.8%
  2. table less

    15 vote(s)
    88.2%
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  1. #1
    Hey ,
    i need your opinion

    Which is better
    Table design or a table less design.
     
    saumil555, Feb 26, 2010 IP
  2. pammi388

    pammi388 Peon

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    #2
    Table less is much better then table.
     
    pammi388, Feb 26, 2010 IP
  3. kk5st

    kk5st Prominent Member

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    #3
    Please don't waste everyone's time. Had you done due diligence, and simply searched the site, you would probably find that same question asked just about weekly.

    To answer the question, tables absolutely should not be used as a layout device. No non-trivial table layout can be either well structured or semantic.

    gary
     
    kk5st, Feb 26, 2010 IP
  4. OnlineGamingNetworkLLC

    OnlineGamingNetworkLLC Peon

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    #4
    Divs are the future!
     
    OnlineGamingNetworkLLC, Feb 26, 2010 IP
  5. drhowarddrfine

    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    #5
    This is just not a question anyone should be asking anymore.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Feb 26, 2010 IP
  6. powerlifer

    powerlifer Active Member

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    #6
    tabless, tables are for tabulated data not for using to create layouts.

    think semantic:).
     
    powerlifer, Feb 26, 2010 IP
  7. niliven

    niliven Well-Known Member

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    #7
    Tableless web design refers to the way in which a page is conceived without the usage of HTML tables in order to regulate page layout controls. While it is true that the usage of HTML tables are abandoned in such cases, it has been replaced by the usage of other style sheet languages like for example, CSS or Cascading Style Sheets which are instrumental in aiding the composition of a web page.

    Thanks.
     
    niliven, Mar 2, 2010 IP
  8. Sheri11

    Sheri11 Peon

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    #8
    I think that table less is much effective then using table......
     
    Sheri11, Mar 2, 2010 IP
  9. dynashox

    dynashox Premium Member Staff

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    #9
    Tableless design are the way to go right now as it will result in smaller web page file sizes.

    Use table for tabular data only.

    - Dynashox -
     
    dynashox, Mar 2, 2010 IP
  10. tech_savvy

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    #10
    table less is much more effective and easy to navigate.
     
    tech_savvy, Mar 3, 2010 IP
  11. Mentalhead

    Mentalhead Active Member

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    #11
    Tableless design for the win.
    I might be bit more complicated to make a tableless design but it's worth it.
    To be honest I don't know how to work with tables, let make a full design using them :D
     
    Mentalhead, Mar 3, 2010 IP
  12. tentwenty

    tentwenty Well-Known Member

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    #12
    Tables less is always the way to go. In todays standards tables should only be used for tubular data.
     
    tentwenty, Mar 3, 2010 IP
  13. My220x

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    #13
    I agree with what both of these people said, this isn't a question you should be asking as it has been discussed hundreds of times by some of the top developers and it always ends up with non table designs winning. Why?

    Because using CSS allows you to separate structure from visual formatting meaning you can easily change the look of your page without having to edit the actual code. The page files are much smaller as you don't have a load of crappy coded tables in it and also you can apply CSS to more then one page meaning your design is not locked in a page by page format.
     
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  14. cnetworld

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    #14
    of course table less design - <div></div>
     
    cnetworld, Mar 5, 2010 IP
  15. Nordvind

    Nordvind Peon

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    #15
    Okay, thats simply hillarious. It's no more ninetees, and there is such thing as W3 standarts, so this question is no more :)
     
    Nordvind, Mar 6, 2010 IP
  16. RaPeRbOy

    RaPeRbOy Active Member

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    #16
    Table less for sure :)
     
    RaPeRbOy, Mar 6, 2010 IP
  17. rmartish

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    #17
    Table less is better. Your pages will load faster. Use external CSS
     
    rmartish, Mar 6, 2010 IP
  18. longcall911

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    #18
    If you have to ask the question, you should not be building websites. :)
     
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  19. kk5st

    kk5st Prominent Member

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    #19
    That might be a bit harsh. The unfortunate truth is that there are online tutorials, books, and high school and college courses that teach table layouts first. I imagine that many people just getting into web development are understandably confused.

    The issue with the OP's having asked, is that common netiquette would have had him search the forums where he would have found myriad threads on the same question.

    cheers,

    gary
     
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  20. saumil555

    saumil555 Active Member

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    #20
    Thanks all of you for your views.
     
    saumil555, Mar 7, 2010 IP