Re: Quotes vs. Single Quote

At 9:09 AM -0400 8/6/10, Andrew Ballard wrote:

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:31 AM, tedd <tedd.sperling@gmail.com> wrote:

While it may not be obvious, the statement:

<table border="1">

is flawed (IMO). The "best" way to handle this is to define a class (or id) for the table in a css file and then set the border (i.e., styling) to whatever you want. For example, your HTML would look like: <table class="my_table"> And your CSS would contain: .my_table { border: 1px solid black; }

I more or less agree with you, but sometimes it's technically a little more difficult than that. -snip- As is often the case with CSS, that's a good bit more text to accomplish the same effect as an older, smaller attribute. :-) Andrew

Andrew: The problem you cite is well said and your point is well taken. However, the main point I am making is to move this problem totally out of the HTML/PHP arena and place it where it belongs, which is inside CSS -- after it *is* a presentation problem. IMO, it is *far* better to deal with browser comparability problems from one CSS file than it is to sort through all your PHP files looking for the phrase <table border="1">. From my experience, when you have a problem, it is always better to give it a name and deal with it from one location. As for "older, smaller attributes", they are only getting older and their importance lessens with time (I can relate.) :-) Cheers, tedd -- ------- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com