BOOO YA!

[digitourist]

MWEEEE... ok so I've wasted my time with it, but I feel so much better for doing it. It's the first bit of design I've done in awhile and I think it doesn't half look bad.

I'm ranting about my Lj layout, I've completely changed it, well bar a bit of the colour scheme, or color; as amaricans like to make me spell it in html. So come over my Lj and

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[toothrot]

Ew, tables...

[digitourist]

tables? what do you mean?

[toothrot]

As in those things you use for layout. You shouldn't, it's not semantic HTML, you should only use tables for tables of data and keep all design aspects in the CSS, away from the HTML. In other words, use a HTML tag for it's function, not it's look :)

[digitourist]

oh, well obviously I had to use CSS as that's how you edit the lay out, I haven't actually added any extra tables or anything, infact I think I've more made some parts of tables redundent and hopefully lost them.... screw it, I don't care, it's just livejournal.

Although I do get what you mean and deffinatly agree now that my brain understands more of what CSS can do.

[toothrot]

It does take some getting your head around, but once you grasp it it gives so much freedom. The major, major advantage of having semantic HTML with seperate CSS, as well as being quick and easy to write, read and alter, is that it's all accessible and alterable through the DOM features of javascript giving an unprecidented level of control while maintaining seperate entities for data (HTML), styling (CSS) and client functionallity (JS). This is something I'm currently working on (the bulk is done, but still have numerous additions to make) and it's a example of modern website ideals (if a bit lazilly designed

[digitourist]

awsome, love you bro, kick nate in the arse for me and i'll talk to you soon

[toothrot]

Have fun moving and shit, dude.