- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:24:00 -0400
- To: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- CC: site-comments@w3.org
Dan Connolly wrote: > > Could we please have a little disclaimer/note about why we > used tables for layout on the home page? Does my message to site-comments on this topic count [1]? > I think that calling us "hypocritical" is unfair. I am not > excited about using a table for layout, believe me. Our > experiments with trying to design a page that used floats > and worked across different browsers on different platforms > failed. We debated whether we wanted to use floats and take > a stand to promote support for specifications, or to use a > table and ensure that the page linearized well > (as recommended by the Web Content Accessibility > Guidelines [1]). We chose the table as a practical, not purist > solution. > > One of the reasons we created this list was to get feedback > on how to improve our design, and in particular, how to get > rid of the table. We hope that people will contribute ideas > and that this archive will allow other people to learn about > designs that "do the right thing": provide visually appealing > solutions that adhere to specifications and meet the needs > of all users. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/site-comments/2000Jul/0040.html -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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