Css+xhtml - having difficulties..

[.jd.]

I don't think I am fully understanding something. I have yet to study css fully, but I don't understand how you make css layouts with out tables.. Should I be using tables and the DIV tag? I guess the basic question is, how do I make layouts with css and xhtml not using tables so that browsers can upload my site faster.

Some one help, I'm seriously confused...

 

[Albino]

you use divs to layout the page

see w3schools.com for a good example

 

[kandue]

You don't use tables at all. it is like boxes inside of boxes, in this
example the container here is the main div which hold every other div:

container
A- Header
- Logo
- Navigation
B- Contents
C- Footer
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<!--#container -->
<div id="container">


<!--#header -->
<div id="header">
<div id="logo"> your logo goes here </div>

<div id="navigation"> your navigation goes here </div>

</div>
<!-- end #header -->


<!--#contents -->
<div id="contents">your contents goes here </div>
<!-- end #contents -->


<!--#footer -->
<div id="footer"> your footer goes here </div>
<!-- end #footer -->

</div>
<!-- end #container -->

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I think you should consider downloading a free tabless layout and try to figure out how everything is working. Keep in mind try to find a very simple layout so you can learn, as the more divs you have the harder it gets.

Try
smashingmagazine.com/2007/01/12/free-css-layouts-and-templates/

Also like the above post said w3schools.com is great place to start.

Good luck.

 

[shockie]

you can design with tables and css, but it is usually better (and possible) to use only css. given your questions, i would say that you've done very little reading on the material and the basics aren't hard to learn - especially for a prodigy