[Techtalk] Fixing up live.linuxchix.org

Almut Behrens almut-behrens at gmx.net
Thu May 26 18:38:11 EST 2005


On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 02:37:03PM +1000, Mary wrote:
> 
> Anyone got tips on how to achieve this effect without tables and without
> absolute positioning?
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> HEADING HERE
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>  Date heading here                         | 
> -------------------------------------------|
>                                            |
> -------------------------------------------|   Menu here
> Image here |                               |
> Link here  |                               |
>            | Blog entry here               |
>            |                               |
>            |                               |
> -------------------------------------------|  
> Image here |                               |
> Link here  |                               |
>            | Blog entry here               |
>            |                               |
>            |                               |
> 
> I'm not aware of how to do this kind of multiple column layout when
> avoiding both absolute positioning and tables.

If it really is a subtantial problem for a significant portion of our
readers (not sure, how many have complained?), why not just use tables?
In this case it would most likely even work with the most ancient of
browsers.  Any reason to avoid tables, except that it's of course
fancier to use CSS layouting, these days...?

Almut


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