Cato, registered Lynx ⓁNov 5
Someone somewhere at DB has written a QR code generator that outputs QR codes as HTML tables. I'm not sure if I should be impressed or horrified.
Show threadRawiWoofNov 5
@cato
I'm getting memories from my studies when I was taught "don't use HTML tables for layouts".
Seeing this is indeed both ingenius and at the same time makes my brain scream "What in the flying fuck?!"
Show threadembixNov 5

@rawenwolf @cato "don't use HTML tables for layouts" is not actionable - what alternatives did they suggest for the problem like QR codes? Which of those are still supported by browsers with >1% market share, and which advantages&disadvantages do they have compared to plain old html tables in that kind of application?

context: I don't remember being taught html and I only wrote a few websites, so I genuinely don't know. I kinda overheard that phrase tho.

Show threadRawiWoofNov 5

@brezelradar @cato
The "tables for site layout" thing is from waaaay back when CSS wasn't widely used so website creators used tables to create some form of layout. Nowadays you do this with CSS, hence why I was taught "don't use tables for layouts" since it was already long obsolete and super clumsy.

The QR code point would be moot since back then QR codes weren't used in any capacity yet. And I think even then they would be static images rather than formed from HTML elements.

Show threadembixNov 5
@rawenwolf @cato yea, I get the div/span idea. My focus was indeed on "tabular data" and "pixel correct" representation of images.
Show threadRawiWoof
@brezelradar @cato
In cases like this I'd say the table approach sounds reasonable. How "correct" is another thing since HTML and webdev isn't my field expertise but it doesn't sound as a bad idea overall.
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