Mon, 2004-08-02 16:40
I've been looking at the source code for some of the big, established, commercial sites out there, and I haven't seen any that are using CSS for layout. They seem to be using CSS mostly for color and type styling. Are there any major draw backs to using CSS for layout that I'm overlooking? If not, what's keeping everyone from doing it the new way?
Thanks,
Tony
Mon, 2004-08-02 17:08
#1
Re: Why aren't big commercial sites using CSS for layout?
tbrinton wrote:
They seem to be using CSS mostly for color and type styling. Are there any major draw backs to using CSS for layout that I'm overlooking?
Yes you have to learn stuff and actually think if using CSS
Learning takes time and .'. money for the big corps
You can't make decent CSS layouts with dreamweaver.
It's just simply not a easy to effectively code CSS layouts
Also try validating said big sites, looking at how efficient they are and the accessibility and useability flaws they have:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/usability-blunders-big-players
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/blunders-big-players/
Most big corporate sites are not well constructed. Some of them have adopted CSS:
Mon, 2004-08-02 20:09
#2
Why aren't big commercial sites using CSS for layout?
Css layouts are incredibly tricky to get right. Table designs are easier to create, easier to maintain, and work well in almost every browser.
Tue, 2004-08-03 14:50
#3
Why aren't big commercial sites using CSS for layout?
to top it all off..Css is actually fun to learn and its - in my view - open source and if you know something good that could benefit you share it, but big corporations are not like that they'd rather hoard their secrets to themselves sighting copyright issues and other bull like that...