| ate arises on which is better to use in web designing. | | | | standard code is needed for website. This standard |
| One side seems to prefer table layouts because of | | | | will address the web ease of access for |
| its browser compatibility and quicker web lay outs. | | | | text-readers, bots and mobile devices to name a |
| On the other side some still think that using tables for | | | | few. The standard deals with XHTML which provides |
| layouts doesn’t conform to the standards set | | | | a sound structure for the content and the CSS which |
| by the web as well as its accessibility. To shed light | | | | is used to manage different visual layout and design. |
| on these matters let us take a look how it all started | | | | Listed are some causes why it is better to use CSS |
| with HTML and layouts. | | | | in HTML layouts than tables: |
| In the past years, protagonist of HTML never saw | | | | * It conforms to the standard set by W3C |
| the use of tables to manage the web pages’ | | | | * Current browsers are already integrated with CSS |
| visual format. The table in itself was only used to | | | | for layout controls ( in some cases Internet Explorer |
| show data with columns and rows. There was no | | | | necessitates CSS hacks) |
| device in place that the table could attend in a more | | | | * CSS, when used properly, offers ease in making |
| advance layout setting, but some creative web | | | | global revisions in a layout. |
| designers figured out a way to utilize tables in making | | | | * Correct use XTHML documents for content and |
| different layouts. | | | | CSS for style and layout, provides website access |
| From then on, web designers exploited the HTML | | | | for persons with disabilities |
| language when needed. The World Wide Web | | | | * XTHML and CSS when used offers lesser codes |
| Consortium (W3C) began the Cascading Style Sheets | | | | Some web designer’s still finds table useful |
| (CSS) in the late 1990’s. The CSS language | | | | because they have been contented with it, for them |
| made it possible to add styles on HTML documents. | | | | it is still simple and manageable to use. Tables may be |
| Browsers also adapted to CSS, and as a result, web | | | | convenient to use in some instances. Creation of an |
| designers applied CSS to improve the styles, font | | | | Internet Explorer can be a tough job because it does |
| type, colors and background images, among others. | | | | not conform to web standards, but CSS can still find |
| But such fad in the use of CSS for layouts | | | | its way through it if done correctly. Thus, web |
| (particularly columns) did not peaked until the later | | | | designers are encouraged to reduce the use of |
| period. | | | | tables in their layouts. |
| As the debate continues, it was seen that a new | | | | * CSS vs. |