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

[Dave Pawson <dpawson@nildram.co.uk>]

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