AHHH! The original post hit the nail on its proverbial head, "....should i persevere in learning and building the site in this format or would the labour and time spent doing this be better spent somewhere else??!"

Yes, it's a waste of your time. There is little (if any) benefit to tableless design. While one poster is correct in saying that tables were not meant for layout, the original intent of the internet never invisioned what it has become. Before CSS, there wasn't really any other way of making a layout. Also, don't worry about mobile devices. Their browsers are catching up with regards to surfing the internet.

Practice the tabless stuff when you have time. Until browsers refuse to display tables, there really isn't any reason to get worked up about it. I can now hear the parade of accessibilty-mongers approaching. There are ways to allow the visually impaired to use web pages with tables. That's another sunject.

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