re css：i quite a newbie in css,i have mega probems?

[Tan Boon Hwee k]

in aligning the layout the way i wanted. and difficulty in placing the text and image inside the div tags which is, very fustrating to me. and also div tags dont work well with tables.

Which is better css for layout or tables for layout,which u can design in the design mode?

 

[Jason King]

Tables should not be used for page layout. Not if you want to design websites that meet current standards.

It'll probably take you several evenings to figure out CSS layout. When you get the hang of it you'll get a sense of achievement and, more than that, a valuable and very flexible skill.

If you're a newbie you need to do some reading. I learnt by reading Jeffrey Zeldman's book "Designing With Web Standards" (link's below).

There's a website called Blue Robot that can help you learn how to create simple CSS two-or-three column layouts.

Not sure what you mean about DIV tags not working well with tables. DIV tags are commonly used to divide your page into sections (e.g. header, main content, menu, columns, footer). TABLE tags are only supposed to be used for data that needs to be shown in rows and columns (like a catalogue, calendar, pricelist etc).

If you have a URL I could look at I could help with the coding.

 

[chris c]

It depends upon:
a) project specifications
b) time allowed to get the website up
c) complexity of the web pages/site

Most of the time, I use CSS.
If the the project depends upon an older browser (say IE 4.0, or NS 4.0), I would most likely use borderless HTML tables for positioning.
If one could anticipate a web browser that is not 10+ years old, then I would go with CSS.

If you want the web page(s) displayed able to be easily copy/pasted into an Excel spreadsheet, then use an HTML table.