HTML Tables to CSS and div tags?

[edmicman]

I found a cool template on the oswd.org page, and I want to try my hand at converting it to a Wordpress theme. The template is built with tables and CSS styles, though, and the default wordpress theme I'm working with is built around <DIV> tags. Is this a relatively straightforward conversion? I'm not all that famliar with CSS yet, but I'm beginning to poke around the style sheets and see what they can do. But can you build "tables" with div tags just as you would html tables? Thanks for any info!

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Basically, yeah, and it might not be too hard. It might also be a horrible nightmare. CSS for complex layouts is whaaack.

 

[Chebago]

just remember that when you float an element it no longer takes up "space"...these should get you started...

great intro to some of the issues with tableless design

another good one

understanding the box model

one more

good luck and feel free to bug me if you have any specific questions or problems...

 

[MrNutz]

wow... good info. I've just gotten into using css for my last project... this should be helpful.