<table><form></form></table> + XHTML

any way to make this validate?

[phph]

I tried using fieldset, but it won't validate. Should I assume that the only way around is dropping the table and using CSS (this is not a solution in my case). Also, putting the table tags inside the form is not a solution, since it adds unwanted whitespace.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

[Birdman]

The simplest solution is to drop XHTML and use HTML 4 Doctype.

See also: Why most of us shouldn't use xhtml [webmasterworld.com]

[kiwibrit]

In 4.01 strict, <form><table></table></form> validates, of course. I am not sure what you mean by unwanted white space.

That said, I don't like using a table for this purpose.

[Robin_reala]

HTML:

<form><table></table></form>

CSS:

form, form table { margin: 0; padding: 0; }

That help?

[edited by: Robin_reala at 8:49 pm (utc) on July 16, 2006]

[encyclo]

Making the form display inline can help with the white space problems too:

form {display:inline;}

Then place the

form

element outside the table.

[phph]

Long live display:inline!

Thanks everyone, that worked perfectly!