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NeedsGoodAdvice
11-11-2007, 01:07 PM
Hi Everybody

I have done a few websites down thru the years , mostly merchandise websites as I do sell online .

I used a template for a few of the sites which work fine for me , However, even with the templates I dont have control over where I can move things ... text , images ... like for example If I want to have images over to the right in a certain place or left , or text in a certain place or position .

I have very very basic table experience , actually which I learned from over at HTMLgoodies.com a few years ago ... I now how to do a table for 1,2,3 ... images and have the text under them , add boders or frames ... ya know that kind of stuff .

I am been putting this off for years ( procrastinating ) , However, I have come to the point where I realize I need to buckle down and learn how to do advanced tables ... or an advanced table layout , where basically the entire webpage is a table and I can position things ( text images , buttons etc ) wherever I want and I need to etc .
Up to this point when I do a site and not use a template , my pictures basically are all centered and go straight down the middle of the pages with the text or details of each item and add to cart buttons under each item I sell .

I am rather bored with that style of layout and know I need to egt this table thing under my belt so to speak .

I just checked over at htmlgoodies and see the table primer which is actually the same one I learned from years back , question is ... OK , how do I progress ?

What do I do ??? , where do I go which will show me how to do a full table layout like I am speaking of ???

All help is appreciated and Thank You .

NeedsGoodAdvice
11-11-2007, 04:35 PM
Hmmm ... Update

OK, I just googled and found a few places that go indepth with HTML web page layout tables , seems like I'd be forever trying to grasp this or should I say master the art of HTML web page layout tables is a better way to put it .

Is there an easier way to go with this is my 1st question in this update ?
and
Can someone reccommend template software or a template site that is geared towards e-commerce sites not personal sites that has template store type layouts , I already have my own merchant account , up and running shopping carts and all that , am looking for store / merchandise type templates ???

Anyone ????

Thanks

drhowarddrfine
11-11-2007, 07:21 PM
If you want to have control over your images, placement and the other things you mentioned, tables is never the way to go and, in fact, using tables for layout has gone the way of the dinosaur. Modern techniques use Cascading Style Sheets, CSS, and that is what you want to learn. I suggest w3schools.com as a starting point.

NeedsGoodAdvice
11-28-2007, 10:27 PM
Thanks drhowarddrfine