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RE: Can I use TDs with IDs and headers, instead of TH

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From: John Foliot - bytown internet
Date: Mar 11, 2003 10:50AM

...especially for backwards compatibility. Not all screen readers will
support Header Id associations, all will understand <th>...

JF

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> <snip>
> > If I use IDs and HEADERS to markup my complex data
> > tables, can I use TDs for the table cells that feature
> > the IDs? Or do I need to use THs?
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> I don't know why you *wouldn't* use THs. If the cells are in fact headers,
> as suggested by the use of id and header attributes, why not use
> THs. All it
> requires is a change of one character. If it is the style of the THs that
> bother you, centered and bold, use a style rule to change it.
>
> Jules
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