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tables or iframes

by sbeena40 Jun 14, 2009 11:22PM PDT

is the idea of using tables or iframes good for web design?

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To design no

by Sovereign Forum moderator Jun 16, 2009 5:08PM PDT

Tables are for data, not for design. Iframes are outdated and not supported on many mobile phones (for people looking at your web site from their phone). Iframes are also problematic when it comes to search engines indexing your web site.

The best way: server side includes.

~Sovereign

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by Sovereign Forum moderator Jun 16, 2009 5:18PM PDT

The server side includes are for maintaining repetitive content such as menus, headers, footers, etc. For designing the web page, you only need to use CSS. It can accomplish most everything.

~Sovereign

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