"Tableless" themes

Started by Dannii, July 03, 2007, 11:13:11 PM

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Dannii

July 03, 2007, 11:13:11 PM
"Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise."

L.G.S

#1
July 08, 2007, 02:09:31 PM
I guess it will be a while before we ever get a non table template. Still hoping though.
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shadow82x

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July 08, 2007, 02:11:53 PM Last Edit: July 08, 2007, 03:51:50 PM by shadow82x
Or maybe theme creators should know what that means. :P
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L.G.S

#3
July 08, 2007, 02:52:08 PM
It means a theme without tables..
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#4
July 08, 2007, 03:52:10 PM
Well obviously some people don't know that. Hehe
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Dannii

#5
July 28, 2007, 11:22:38 PM
Think this could be fixed up?
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karlbenson

#6
July 28, 2007, 11:24:50 PM
Just put with a disclaimer.  The 'tables' we were referring to, come with 4 chairs and table cloths. ;)

Dannii

#7
July 28, 2007, 11:26:15 PM
Hahahaha. What if it comes with a table, but no tablecloth?
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karlbenson

#8
July 28, 2007, 11:28:29 PM
Then you know your going to get coffee marks and other stains on your nice new table. ;)

metallica48423

#9
July 29, 2007, 12:34:23 AM
Microsoft must have made those coffee cups...

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July 29, 2007, 11:44:20 PM
Quote from: metallica48423 on July 29, 2007, 12:34:23 AM
Microsoft must have made those coffee cups...

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#11
July 29, 2007, 11:47:29 PM
i use bills :)
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#12
July 30, 2007, 12:20:56 AM
It should be changed to "semantic" because tables aren't bad.
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July 30, 2007, 05:35:10 AM
Theme site is down now, but I'm pretty sure it says something along the lines of "Are tables used for layouts?" which is a fair question, and easier to understand than semantical :P
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#14
July 30, 2007, 03:28:15 PM
What if font is used all over the place? I think we should ask if it is semantic and explain what semantics means ;)

Seems to be a problem all over the place that people don't know what it means.
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#15
July 30, 2007, 03:32:27 PM Last Edit: July 30, 2007, 03:34:45 PM by karlbenson
Is this theme sooooo Web '95?

Has the author embraced CSS-based Layouts/Style?

Which reminds me the other day, I was viewing a mod or theme (I can't' remember which).  Font all over the place.
And the closing tags went something like
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>

Coldfx

#16
July 31, 2007, 07:52:31 PM
This is a pretty off-topic thread.. :P

Anyways, I think that option should be removed.  Why? All templates use tables, meaning for a TRULY tableless theme, you'd need to edit EVERY default template file. 

Peter Duggan

#17
July 31, 2007, 07:57:40 PM
Quote from: Coldfx on July 31, 2007, 07:52:31 PM
Why? All templates use tables

But aren't going to forever (except for genuinely tabular data)...

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meaning for a TRULY tableless theme, you'd need to edit EVERY default template file. 

Seen forsakenlad's new theme?

karlbenson

#18
July 31, 2007, 09:33:12 PM
shouldnt there be 3 options

tables-normal (pretty much smf standard)
tables-less (meaning no tables except for tabular data)
tables-none (meaning no tables whatsoever)

Peter Duggan

#19
July 31, 2007, 09:37:04 PM
Quote from: karlbenson on July 31, 2007, 09:33:12 PM
shouldnt there be 3 options

tables-normal (pretty much smf standard)
tables-less (meaning no tables except for tabular data)
tables-none (meaning no tables whatsoever)

So make the second 'tables-where appropriate' and you might have a winner!

But how about 'divs-where appropriate and not just as blanket replacements for superfluous tds' while we're at it? ;)

PS Better use dashes instead of hyphens as well, but just sticking with the given format! >:D
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