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Re: [docbook] strict versus transitional XHTML tables [was: DocBook Technical Committee Meeting Minutes: 18 Mar 2003]

At 16:27 18/03/2003 -0600, Paul Grosso wrote:

I'm generally a fan of separating format from content too.
But tables are by definition presentational.  I mean, if
you're going to be black and white, you should argue against
table markup of any kind.

<grin/> OK, I'm not that black and white!



As it stands, the XHTML strict table model includes attributes
for both vertical and horizontal cell alignment (as just one
example), so it's hard to be black and white here.

OK, OK, I give in :-)

 Given how
much presentation XHTML strict already includes, I'm arguing
that making users use role="glump" instead of bgcolor="green"
does more harm than good.

I hadn't realise just how much tables were presentationally oriented.

regards DaveP


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