[mmichaels1970]

Lots of designers nest tables within other tables. It’s lazy design work that makes editing the page difficult later.

Pffft...No it isn't. Both techniques can be used depending on the situation. I use them both and I do not consider myself "lazy".

And I don't see how it is more difficult when you have clearly marked /table/ tags that give you a better sense of where you are within the table. Provides you with sort of a "break" as your mind wraps around the raw code. It's way harder to sift through dozens of /td/ and /tr/ tags as the tables become more and more complicated.

In the end, if the page looks the way you want it, you've done a good job.

[Boogieman]

I agree with you. I’m writing a php site that is extremely modular, since the arrangement of various elements on the page is dynamic, changing depending on what the user is doing on the page, with some of the elements appearing on many different pages. It’s much easier for me to copy and paste sections of the code when I delineate them with nested tables, than if I had done it with just one huge table. Sure, I still have problems where I forget a /table tag and have my page layout go screwy, but that is very easy to notice and fix.

[neefer]

Content people have a hard time updating pages in design view of Dreamweaver if there are multiple nested tables. Good design has the desired look AND easy of editing.