CSS doesn't seem to be able to replace the table

[bradyj]

I've posted (http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20442) recently about switching over about deconstructing a site from tables to CSS; and I've yet to figure it out -- neither has anyone posted me about it here or on experts-exchange... so I'm starting to wondering:

even though CSS is the preferred usage of layout, I don't see that it is 100% replacing tables in my layouts?

So my question is, do you think it is possible to completely dump the tables? With the design in the previous thread, I don't think so anymore...

[Vladdy]

First, you need to stop approaching the design of a web page as if it was print media.
Start with content and make sure it can be accessed and understood even if someone dumps port 80 traffic into a text file.
THEN add presentation elements for capable media.

[bradyj]

Good advice, but that's not going to solve my problem. As a print designer, I understand that I have a tendancy to move away from liquid design to a more strict look. However, that site in the previous thread was rather old compared to my new work, and I've done a much better job at working with the web. Many of the images you see in that old file is in fact worthless. The only thing I need is the photo of our products.

But the issue is still that there are structures via tables that I cannot duplicate via CSS. Content in this case is a presentation of images, since that is a reflection of our work as a company, so that has to come into the structure of the finished product.

Are you saying I should not even attempt to create that design because it has the structure of a print design?

[jkd]

I've been able to accomplish everything I've ever visually wanted with plain CSS2 and semantic markup; however some people seem to have trouble with this. For them, there is a CSS3 module which is specifically tailored towards using columns.

In other words, if you can't do it now, you will when that module is standardized.

[bradyj]

Awesome. That's what I love to hear:thumbsup: