08-18-2006, 06:02 PM
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Table based vs CSS layouts
There's a new blog entry added:
Table based vs CSS layouts
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why should you convert your website from its current table-based layout to a CSS layout? Simple really. And here's four reasons to explain why:
Reduced bandwidth costs
Web pages using CSS for layout tend to have much smaller file sizes than those using tabular layouts. It's not unusual to see reductions of 50% or more in file size when switching from CSS to tables. Smaller file sizes obviously mean reduced bandwidth costs, which for high traffic sites can mean enormous savings.
The main reason for this dramatic decrease in file size is that presentation information is placed in the external CSS document, called up once when the homepage loads up and then cached (stored) on to the user's computer. Table layouts on the other hand, place all presentation information inside each HTML, which is then called up and downloaded for every page on the site. Additionally, CSS can be used to replace JavaScript image rollovers, again allowing a large reduction in overall page size.
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