Can Joomla templates be built using no tables?
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Can the basic framework of a Joomla template be built using purely CSS and absolutely no tables?
Can said template be percentage based in terms of the width of the container and the sidebars etc?
Can you use em values for typography?
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- MindTooth
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#1: Yes.
#2: Yes. You can define the body of 750px, and the left coloumn 85% and the right coloumn 25%. You can even use PHP, so when you edit the first value, the second inherits the proper value.
#3: Yes. Since the content is based on pure HTML. Just use inline style.
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- Dan L
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David Crisler wrote:
Can the basic framework of a Joomla template be built using purely CSS and absolutely no tables?
The template can of course, but bear in mind that J! will still output in tables unless you hack the core files.
J!1.5 goes a long way to 'fix' this, allowing template overrides for all of the J! outputted content.
Although personally I think all this anti-table hype has gone a bit too far
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- GollumX
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Dan L wrote:
Although personally I think all this anti-table hype has gone a bit too far
I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately when the masses buy the buzz, designers have to keep up or lose out. It's like hosts have to oversell hosting space now just because everyone else does it and if you don't follow the trend, you lose. - Say no to Internet Explorer 6.
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- Dan L
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Doesn't seem to have done RT any harm...and they still regularly use tables
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- James Spencer
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Dan L wrote:
Doesn't seem to have done RT any harm...and they still regularly use tables
Maybe that should in the features lists for each template "Tabled Designs!" ;D - James Spencer / Developer & Support / Hull, UK
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- Dan L
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- prim
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I like tables for some things but for one thing it sucks...
If you compare a similar css design to a table layout you will instantly see when a table layout fails:
Mark the text, copy (ctrl-c)
Open another application, Notepad/UltraEdit, whatever...
Now press ctrl-v and paste the text..
Compare the result and decide which output you like...
The reason why i bring this up is because me and my friends usually copy A LOT of text from the net. Could be anything from error codes to funny quotes, well you get the idea
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