Question

I keep hearing that div tags should be used for layout purposes and not table tags. So does that also apply to form layout? I know a form layout is still a layout, but it seems like creating form layouts with divs requires more html and css. So with that in mind, should forms layouts use div tags instead?

Answer 1

Yes, it does apply for form layouts. Keep in mind that there are also tags like FIELDSET and LABEL which exist specifically for adding structure to a form, so it’s not really a question of just using DIV. You should be able to markup a form with pretty minimal HTML, and let CSS do the rest of the work. E.g.:

<fieldset>     <div>          <label for='nameTextBox'>Name:</label>          <input id='nameTextBox' type='text' />     </div>     ... </fieldset>