Table, list or other?

[Historical Forums User]

Hey guys, how would you mark up the content that’s shown in the image?

[img]http://i40.tinypic.com/28isp74.jpg[/img]

At the moment it’s marked up as a table.

I ask myself this. What does the data represent? It’s a list of events showing the date and a link to the event. So therefore a list would be best?

For example I would probably mark it up as the following:

Code:

• 05-02event name view

How would you mark-up the column headers though? This is why I’m thinking of leaving it marked up as a table?

I’d like to get your input guys!

[TheDoc]

I don’t think I’d mind leaving that as a table. You could use divs, but I just don’t see the point.

[AshtonSanders]

Agreed. That says table all over it.

"acialk" wrote:

I ask myself this. What does the data represent? It’s a list of events showing the date and a link to the event. So therefore a list would be best?

That isn’t a list

A list would be like a column of information:

bob
john
ralph
etc.

When you add another dimension to it (like columns+rows), you get a table. A table, although a little clunky, is perfect for organizing columns and rows of information.

[Historical Forums User]

Thanks guys.

I took a look at the specs

"The HTML table model allows authors to arrange data — text, preformatted text, images, links, forms, form fields, other tables, etc. — into rows and columns of cells."

I don’t know what I was thinking earlier but it makes sense now. :roll:

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