Why don't the tables to what I want them to do!

[Klaas_Koopman]

Everytime I try to code my design I am having problems with the tables... I can get the top to work, no problem, but when I move onto the content part...

If I got 2 tables, one left, one right. And in the left table I got 6 rows in them, I can't have 2 rows in the table on the right, and put the line where I want it to be...

Does anyone understand me here ? And does anyone know how I can fix this?

And is it hard to start using div's?

[danielbruzual]

Hey Klaas,

I think you should try to design your site with css (using divs) instead of using tables. Tables are very confussing since you have to set attributes (cellpadding and cellspacing) to ech individual cell and you have to create a lot of useless cells just to keep your content aligned properly. In css you can create a div for each section of your site and the simply position it and set padding/margin on a master document (the stylesheet).

Some css pages that I have found useful are:
http://www.subcide.com/tutorials/csslayout/
http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/basics/

[GLD]

Originally Posted by Klaas_Koopman

Everytime I try to code my design I am having problems with the tables... I can get the top to work, no problem, but when I move onto the content part...
If I got 2 tables, one left, one right. And in the left table I got 6 rows in them, I can't have 2 rows in the table on the right, and put the line where I want it to be...
Does anyone understand me here ? And does anyone know how I can fix this?
And is it hard to start using div's?

I'm not sure I've understood the problem, but couldn't you just use rowspan to achieve the table layout you want.

I would advise you to start using divs. They're pretty simple and extremely useful.

[MadKad]

Yer divs are fun to use, all I can say is I hate them I really think it makes the coding look a right mess

[GLD]

Originally Posted by MadKad

Yer divs are fun to use, all I can say is I hate them I really think it makes the coding look a right mess

I tend to find it's rather clean. Put all the CSS in an exterior file and your code should be clearer than if you use tables!

[MadKad]

Well yer I serpose, but do you not find that its alot more work?

[GLD]

Originally Posted by MadKad

Well yer I serpose, but do you not find that its alot more work?

It may be initially, but CSS in general is really useful. You can make changes to plenty of tags (<h1>, <h2>, <p> etc...), meaning you can get rid of <font> tags and the like.
Besides it's a lot easier for me to create a design using CSS, because you can create the shell of it in minutes.

[MadKad]

I use tables mostly with CSS for all the styling so I would have said I use the tables the same way your would use the divs, but I like tables for the SEO side of thinks as you can aim your coding in a differrent way so that the SE's read it different

[weirfire]

I actually find it takes half the time writing the sites using divs and css. You basically just write all the content you want on your site into a notepad file. Then splash some divs around each paragraph and use the class names to position them with css.

I tend to find that using this method of building websites I get the content I want on the site without having to fit the content around the design.

[dyrim]

yes tables are total bassys, use css.