- From: Christophe Strobbe <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:11:35 +0200
- To: public-wcag-teamc@w3.org
<comment> The reviewer thinks that we "should make a VERY clear statement regarding the recommended use of CSS methods (DIVs and such) over tables when it comes to page layouts" and adds: "There are many discussions over this matter..." </comment> In the database, this has a link to GL 2.2 (time limits), but I don't see the connection. <response> Layout tables are not prohibited by WCAG 2.0, but the techniques document contains failures for abusing layout tables: * F46: Failure of SC 1.3.1 due to using th elements, caption elements, or non-empty summary attributes in layout tables ; * F49: Failure of SC 1.3.3 due to changing the meaning of content by positioning information with HTML layout tables. There is also a CSS technique called "Positioning content based on structural markup" (www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060427/Overview.html#C6). </response> The above does not contain the "VERY clear statement" that the reviewer has requested. We could add to the description of the CSS technique C6 that this technique can be used instead of layout tables. We could also be more explicit by creating a technique called "Using CSS instead of layout tables", but maybe the technique level is too low. We've kept the intent section of "How to meet" technology-independent, except when citing examples. I'm not sure how to proceed with this one. <older_issues> Issue 487: "There is nothing in 1.3 to prevent the use of tables for layout. However, if relationships between cells exist, then those relationships must be exposed through structure. (...) While the WG does not prohibit the use of tables for layout, it strongly encourages authors to use CSS instead." </older_issues> Regards, Christophe -- Christophe Strobbe K.U.Leuven - Departement of Electrical Engineering - Research Group on Document Architectures Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 - 3001 Leuven-Heverlee - BELGIUM tel: +32 16 32 85 51 http://www.docarch.be/ Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm
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