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by yreg 857 days ago
Using tables for layouts is an accessibility nightmare.
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progmetaldev 857 days ago
They're also awful to maintain over time, if you're needing to add new elements and require new columns or cells (and then there's the need to nest tables when using them for layout).

I attempted to fix a website by adding closing table cells that were missing, and finally got the page to validate as XHTML Strict and Transitional. The entire layout shifted, and was completely based on those missing end tags.

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ryathal 856 days ago
it's really not. It requires adding a single attribute to tables that exist for layout.
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yreg 856 days ago
What attribute? And how do you affect the reading order? Say on a page with a side navigation?
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ryathal 856 days ago
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/A...
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yreg 856 days ago
How does that solve anything? Your dom order is still tied to your presentation.
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