How do you insert tables on webpages?

**Scotty** · 19 March 2009, 03:28 AM

But in in an HML table file, you can populate with dynamic test from the website, but with that particular table you have to manually enter the 'Text'..for instance if I wanted to insert a Table and populate the table with external file you couldn't. Or am I wrong?
Jim

**richinri** · 19 March 2009, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by Scotty

But in in an HML table file, you can populate with dynamic test from the website, but with that particular table you have to manually enter the 'Text'..for instance if I wanted to insert a Table and populate the table with external file you couldn't. Or am I wrong?
Jim

Correct. XWD is NOT a Dynamic page creation tool. One problem which will come up a lot is XWD is such a great tool in one respect that many will seek to integrate it with dynamic content, javascript libraries, PHP etc. They may find it is more work than it is worth.
This, I believe, is why Xara was sure to point out that for an advanced designer, XWD is more of a rapid prototyping tool.

**steve.ledger** · 19 March 2009, 05:51 AM

@Scotty:
That's right, Curtis and Gary are explaining 'table' as a set of data arranged in rows and columns. These are graphically created using WD's drawing and text tools.

What you are talking about is a HTML element ( <table> ) which indicates structure in an HTML document and a way of hierarchically arranging content.

WD doesn't support this kind of HTML.
(Though remember, placeholders are your friend

**covoxer** · 19 March 2009, 07:12 AM

Yes, placeholders give everything.

I just thought to myself, the hardcore codeslingers should be very happy with WD. Why? Simply - we give them placeholder box, mostly similar to the NotePad.

**nickydude** · 19 March 2009, 11:29 AM

Would it not be possible to use an <iframe> placeholder and load a page into that that has a HTML table?

**cursor** · 19 March 2009, 12:50 PM

Placeholder: Take a peek.

(Make sure that you save your spreadsheet file for later editing.)

**cursor** · 19 March 2009, 12:53 PM

This, of course, would be an option for ANY exported output, from ANY application that can generate representative HTML code.

**Scotty** · 19 March 2009, 01:29 PM

Hi Cursor,
Ok I was but that is utilizing an Excel spreadsheet saved as HTML, then incorporating the Iframe to hold the information, not the Xara designer table to hold it.
JimP.S.
I am not trying to start an arguement just trying to unterstand how various work arounds are accomlished in WD.
Jim

**richinri** · 24 March 2009, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by cursor

Placeholder: Take a peek.

(Make sure that you save your spreadsheet file for later editing.)

Just for information: this page would NOT validate and may even have display issues due to the fact there are 2 header sections and 2 body sections - an html no-no.
Second, any text grouped in XWD is now a graphic and will NOT be indexed at all by the search engines. You put all your table text in a graphic and as far as the search engines are concerned your site is talking about nothing.

**cursor** · 24 March 2009, 10:55 AM

I know nothing (yet) about "validation" (nor why it might be important).
I know little (currently) about search engine validation.

So, why wouldn't the table 'validate'.
And, how would you present the table for responsible SEO?

Thanks.