- From: David Dorward <david@dorward.me.uk>
- Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:37:33 +0100
- To: "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Patti Burke-Lund wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone could share their insight with regard to > layout tables and accessibility, as well as when the switch occurred > from layout tables to CSS (i.e., how many years this has been a > recommended practice). Any thoughts are greatly appreciated, as they > will be added to our class discussion board with proper credit given > as “guest speakers.” > The classic document on the subject for managers appears to have cropped up in late 2003 ... http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/ I'd assume that would be a few years after web developers at the standards end of the curve started to pick up on them, which corresponds to when I vaguely remember making the switch (although I was a hobbiest at the time). So I'd say its been recommended and practical since around the turn of the century. -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/
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