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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Mar 6, 2006 6:20PM

When do you need to use an invisible spacer for layout when using tables for
layout? Can you give an example of such a situation? That would help
determine which of the two options you've presented would make the most
sense.

--Kynn

On 3/6/06, Ted Gies < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Also, i know that there will be CSS purists out there who will not like
> the idea of using tables and &nbsp; or spacer images for layout. I am fully
> aware of the benefits of separating content from presentation, however in
> reality many websites out there still use tables for layout and occasionally
> that means an invisible spacer or two.
>