How to tabulate without tables?

[SuzanneB]

I have a table with 30 odd rows each with two columns. Each cell has text in of different lengths. Since there are only two columns, it seems there must be a better way of tabulating the data without using table. BUT HOW? I thought it would be easy, but I can't seem to get anything to work :-(
( Well, nothing that is easier anyway! )

[sharkey]

Well if its tablular data there is no reason to find alternatives as hence tables were created to display tabular data. But if its for layout use a div.

[SuzanneB]

Well, that explained a lot.
:D

This is a borderline case. The formatting is simple, and yet, I can't quite see a way to do it. I was asking whether the only way was using a table, or whether indeed there is a way without a table that I haven't yet come accross in any book. The objection to using a table is that in this case the formatting requirement is so simple it hardly seems worthy of a table....but if there is no other way.

[Vladdy]

HTML elements are not about "which one will allow me the easiest formating" but "which one suits the semantics of content the best".
If yours is truly a 2D data, then <table> element is appropriate; if the first column is a heading/title for the second column, <dl> could be the correct choice.

[SuzanneB]

I am not into "easiest", the table is easiest. I was just curious if there was an alternative.

No, the <dl> is not appropriate, so I guess the answer is it must be a table.

I am slightly amazed. As I said, the requirement is very simple, so much so that it seems almost too simple to necessitate a table - but there you go. A table it will be.

:D

[Vladdy]

My psi powers are having a nice weekend. How about showing us the content you are trying to present... :rolleyes: