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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Mar 20, 2002 1:10PM

Here is a thought. -- all tables used for forms are presentational, not
structural.

You first have to figure out what structural mark-up best describes the
content. In this case, the content is part of a form, not a table. Form
element tags already provide ways for explicitly associating labels with
form elements. So, you really do not need a table in order to mark-up the
structural relationship between labels and fields. However, you might need
a table to help you display visually the relationship between labels and
fields, since the browser's interpretation of the form mark-up may not make
the relationships obvious enough for most users.

SO, if this is right, the answer is the table is only presentational.
However, that presentation will be essential in assisting some of your users
in filling out the form correctly.

Tim