Hi,
I see the new standard for some reason is to design with <div>, CSS, and JavaScript, instead of tables. I'm not sure why. It just looks like more work, with less of a result but I need to start using <div> instead of tables. Were can I learn how to do this?

Doing anything new will seem like more work for a while. You just need to become familiar with the 'new way'.

Try this: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

<TABLE CLASS="TABLE">
    
    
    <THEAD >DATA</THEAD>
    
    <TBODY>
     
        
<TR CLASS="TABLE">  
        <TD CLASS="TABLE">DATA</TD>
<TD CLASS="TABLE">DATA</TD>
        
        
      </TR>


 <TR CLASS="TABLE">  
        <TD CLASS="TABLE">DATA</TD>
        <TD CLASS="TABLE">DATA</TD>
        
      </TR>
   
      <TR CLASS="TABLE">  
        <TD CLASS="TABLE">DATA</TD>
        <TD CLASS="TABLE">DATA</TD>
        
      </TR>
   </TBODY>
  </TABLE>

</div>

and in the stylesheet

CAPTION.TABLE
  {
     background-color:#FFFFFF;
     color:white;
     border-style:solid;
     border-width:0px;
     border-color:black;
  }

  TABLE.TABLE
  { 
     font-family:comic sans ms;
     font-size:0.9em;
     background-color:#FFFFFF;
     width:600px;
     border-style:solid;
     border-color:black;
     border-width:0px;
  }

  TH.TABLE
  {
     font-size:0.9em;
     color:black;
  }


  TR.TABLE
  { 
     height:100px;
  }

  TD.TABLE
  {  
     font-size:1.1em;
     background-color:#FFFFF;
     color:black;
     border-style:solid;
     border-width:0px;
     text-align:center;
  }

CAPTION.TABLE2
  {
     background-color:#FFFFFF;
     color:white;
     border-style:solid;
     border-width:0px;
     border-color:black;
  }

  TABLE.TABLE2
  { 
     font-family:comic sans ms;
     font-size:0.9em;
     background-color:#FFFFFF;
     width:700px;
     border-style:solid;
     border-color:black;
     border-width:0px;
  }

  TH.TABLE2
  {
     font-size:0.9em;
     color:black;
  }


  TR.TABLE2
  { 
     height:100px;
  }

  TD.TABLE2
  {  
     font-size:1.1em;
     background-color:#FFFFF;
     color:black;
     border-style:solid;
     border-width:0px;
     text-align:center;
  }

I use something similar that

In the long run, CSS will mean LESS work, not more. Maintaining a morass of nested tables on a large site is extremely time consuming. I can change an ENTIRE site by changing just a few lines in a single CSS file ! Major time saver and you don't have to deal with the spaghetti code needed for nested tables. You actually get MORE flexibility with CSS than you'll ever get with tables.

CSS does have a learning curve, but so does everything else new and worth learning to better your skills. You might want to read thru this article for reasons why CSS is better than tables for layout:
http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/everything.html

Thanks, I'm reading those articles and am starting to understand why, and a little on how.
MCBone... That's not even XHTML let alone a no-table design.

its valid css, that is what you where talking about wasn't it?

Hi,
I see the new standard for some reason is to design with <div>, CSS, and JavaScript, instead of tables. I'm not sure why. It just looks like more work, with less of a result but I need to start using <div> instead of tables. Were can I learn how to do this?

Nope, I'm looking to get rid of tables all together. And sorry for how I put it. I came off a little too strong xd.

Hi,
I see the new standard for some reason is to design with <div>, CSS, and JavaScript, instead of tables. I'm not sure why. It just looks like more work, with less of a result but I need to start using <div> instead of tables. Were can I learn how to do this?

oh ok

Matt it will probably take a little time to make the switch and there will be some growing pains along with it, but in the long run you'll find it's much easier to develop and maintain a site that uses a css layout instead of a table layout.

Remember to ask questions here as they come up.

Thanks for your help everyone,
I decided to keep practicing using CSS without tables, but for now i'm going to keep all my projects with tables and then after I have enough experience with it i'll switch them all over.
Once again thanks for the help . (A mod can close this if you want)