css tables

[afe]

Hello, I was wondering how I can make CSS tables. I have tried searching, but could not get what I needed. Please and thank you.

[boogyman]

Internet explorer has virtually no support for CSS tables, thus making you do one heck of a modification that will most likely defeat the purpose of using CSS to make the table like structure.

What are you trying to do?

[afe]

Just a regular table for track and field races showing events. I know how to do it with HTML tables, but I have read that they are horrible. Thanks.

[boogyman]

html tables are not for layout purposes, but what you would like to do is exactly what tables were designed for.

[afe]

Just a normal table with columns and rows for putting dates, names, etc. A simple table.

[djr33]

Tabular data in tables is always good. However, using tables to hold stuff like a layout can cause problems... that's what you read about.

[afe]

Yes, but don't they also make your page load slower?

[boogyman]

if a table is used improperly by being used to create the layout of the site, yes
when a table is used correctly for record (tabular) data, then no it doesnt slow it down.

I think what you are mistaking is the proper use of tables. the use of tables as described above is the proper way of using them. If you do use CSS to create a table you are actually slowing the site down.

You just need to know when to use and when not to use tables, which are both described above.


Tabular data in tables is always good
Daniel... its really not helpful and actually improper to use a tense of the word in the definition. I know that many dictionaries do not follow that rule, but think of when you are just learning a word... if the person doesnt know the proper use for the name originally, how would they know what you are referring to in the definition?