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Re:When to use tables for layout by simonw on Tuesday June 17, 2008 @07:26PM (#220310)
Apparently forms inside tables are bad for screenreader users because they have to constantly switch between "forms mode" and "tables mode" to navigate them.
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Re:When to use tables for layout by feverishaaron on Tuesday June 17, 2008 @08:52PM (#220392)
Bingo! Tables should be used for tabular data.
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Re:When to use tables for layout by wvenable on Wednesday June 18, 2008 @02:16AM (#220573)
Forms are tabular data -- headers on side, data on the other.

Screen readers should have long adapted to that scenario.

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Re:When to use tables for layout by marcelvr on Wednesday June 18, 2008 @06:42AM (#220660)
> Forms are tabular data -- headers on side, data on the other.

For very simple form designs, sure. But that idea breaks down when you have a more sophisticated form and need to consider horizontal "flow" between fields.

Tables are hammers, but not all forms are nails.

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