I have no considerable designing experience to argue with your statement. It's just that sometimes a client would insist on having a table-less application. Unless I can't override the Grid to render using tables, I can't accept the job. That's all :)
I wish the mailing list is always active is its since the last hour or so :D On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Juan E. Maya <maya.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Muhammad, as the article points out, tableless design is: "...a > philosophy eschewing the use of HTML tables for page layout control > purposes." > > Tables have a very good purpose in HTML they should be used to display > tabular data (A grid is exactly that). The problem is that 10 years > ago tables were used to create the layout of the page causing the > problems you point out. > > if you keep reading the article they mention the following. "..while > others are now afraid to introduce a simple HTML table even where it > makes good sense,[3] some erring by the overuse of span and div > elements, perhaps even with table-like rules applied to them using > CSS.[4]" > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Muhammad Mohsen <m.gelb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > It's a debate, whether to use tables or divs. > > > > Check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableless_web_design > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tableless_web_design>Search for: "This > causes > > a number of problems" > > > > Also it's sometimes a client request that the web application > > becomes table-less and only DIVs are to be used. As I can't find a firm > > evidence that either is better or if there is even a difference, I can't > > convince my client other wise. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo < > > thiag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:54:17 -0200, Muhammad Mohsen < > m.gelb...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hello everyone, > >>> > >> > >> Hi! > >> > >> > >> Is there a way I can override the Grid component to use "div"s instead > of > >>> tables ? > >>> > >> > >> I don't think so. Why do you want that? > >> > >> > >> And to hide the header shown. > >>> > >> > >> You can CSS to hide it from view or use DOM rewriting to remove it from > the > >> output. > >> > >> -- > >> Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo > >> Independent Java, Apache Tapestry 5 and Hibernate consultant, developer, > >> and instructor > >> Owner, Ars Machina Tecnologia da Informação Ltda. > >> http://www.arsmachina.com.br > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > *Regards,* > > *Muhammad Gelbana > > Java Software Programmer* > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org > > -- *Regards,* *Muhammad Gelbana Java Software Programmer*
