W3C Converted to 3 column Layout

Homepage all CSS - no more table

[holly]

Today the W3C's home page is in All CSS and XHTML:
W3C (http://www.w3.org/) [w3.org]
They converted from table page layout and it looks good, even better than the former layout.

W3C Home Page Table-less Layout: HOWTO and FAQ [w3.org]
The Float Property was used.

holly
[links from a [e-mail] email, today ]

[digitalghost]

Excellent! I've been pushing for full XHTML, CSS layouts with no tables for over a year now. Good to see the W3C agrees. :)

I'm envious of the WAI-AA button though. I"m wondering how difficult that little button is to qualify for on a full-blown e-comm site.

[littleman]

Looks good, but it makes older/simpler browsers look like lynx.

[Nick_W]

I think they can live with that ;)

Nice to see, would love to know why they used the xhtml strict dtd and not the modularized 1.1 dtd?

Makes me all paranoid, what's so wrong with 1.1 that the w3c choose not to use it?

Nick

[holly]

I'm envious of the WAI-AA button though. I"m wondering how difficult that little button is to qualify for on a full-blown e-comm site.

Not as hard as you might think. I think outside of having tools that were not making it easy to do this work, the language that the different authorities use and the checking tools, including the WWW validators have been less than easy to follow and understand.

As far as XHTML and CSS, it is actually easier to write pages this way, than the older way.[some sacrifices and better authoring editor tools that are supportive of all three really are needed - XHTML, CSS, and Accessibility issues.]

Because I mark up or write code by hand, it has been easier for me all along. I find that I can do more with CSS than I could using standard HTML4 and older.

Then again, if one has shopping cart pages or online catalogs that do better in table format than in CSS sometimes it is hard to make that change without sacrificing a new look. [sometimes, it is not a bad idea to redesign a new look]

holly

[SuzyUK]

Agree with Holly...that it's not as hard as it may look...until of course they start displaying the AAA (3)button, then I'll be impressed

My "showpiece" accessibility site is one step away from using the AA (2) button, I've just got to figure out the form labels, then I'll be there (it's a free site search form that's holding me up!)

You can also display the WAI buttons quite freely in reality, unfortunately there's no "tool" as in a validator to check the work, it's up to the integrity of the Web Design Team as to wether they can answer (honestly) a set of guidelines [w3.org]..so although it's nice to display, It would take someone very committed or with a grudge to prove it (any site) didn't conform....

Nice example though..well done W3C

Suzy

[copongcopong]

very cool.

practice what you preach.

:)

[lorax]

Geesh. Ya know I've been saying to myself over the past few days that somethings changed - trimmed their beard, cut their hair, shaved a moustache - but nothing quite fit. It just wasn't their style.

[Brett_Tabke]

The old site looked better, but atleast they got the fonts right. And, one click on the Opera user mode button, and presto...