Pranav,

That should be true.

Denis


Pranav Lal wrote:


>Hi Denis,
>
>Many thanks for the info. The cells in the table do not span so, if I
>understand you correctly, I need not do any thing more?
>
>Pranav
>At 07:49 AM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Pranav,
> >
> >You have some very good questions:
> >
> >In terms of using the table tags such as <th>...</th>, that is
> >sufficient if it is clear from the tags at the end of each row and
> >column what the meaning of the content of a cell is.  You may, at
> >times, have more than one row of header, or a single cell that spans
> >several columns or rows of data.  In these cases, there is cell level
> >mark-up  that indicates which header cells relate to an individual
cell.
> >
> >The use of style sheets rather than tables applies only to using
tables
> >for page layout - the positioning of information on the page.  CSS
> >positioning does the same thing, and can result in a readable page if
> >the layout is linearlized.  But for tabular data, tables are perfectly
> >OK.  However, you might consider using CSS if you are formatting the
> >content of the cells rather than <font> </font> or other such tags.
> >
> >
> >Pranav Lal wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>I am using a Java server page to generate a large table. The table
has
> >>about 8 columns and could have several rows. I am using table tags as
> >well
> >>as the <th>, </th> tags to indicate header rows and the <td> and
</td>
> >tags
> >>to indicate table cells and data in those cells. I can read the
table ok
> >>using JFW but I need to know if there is any thing else that I need
to
> >do
> >>to make this table accessible.
> >>
> >>One thing that has me confused is the use of style sheets. I read the
> >web
> >>accessibility guidelines and they seemed to imply that one should use
> >style
> >>sheets to create tables? Does this man that it is better not to use
the
> >>table tags and to use style sheets instead? Or, they are talking only
> >about
> >>layout?
> >>
> >>Also, there is mention of abbreviating column headings by using
> >>abbreviation tags in the column headers. How necessary is this? I ask
> >since
> >>there is no need for my column headings to be abbreviated. The column
> >>headings are like Gross Revenue, Other Charges etc.
> >>
> >>Pranav
> >>
> >
> >--------------------
> >Denis Anson, MS, OTR
> >Assistant Professor
> >College Misericordia
> >301 Lake St.
> >Dallas, PA 18612
> >Phone: 570-674-6413
>

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Denis Anson, MS, OTR
Assistant Professor
College Misericordia
301 Lake St.
Dallas, PA 18612
Phone: 570-674-6413