[TYPO3-dev] Improvements to standard Table Element

[Steffen Kamper]

"Martin Kutschker" <Martin.Kutschker at n0spam-blackbox.net> schrieb im 
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> Steffen Kamper schrieb:
>>
>> it is allowed at any place ([1]). Difference is
>> table header cell (th) - used for header information
>> table data cell (td) - used for table data
>>
>> There is no limitation about placement in tables.
>
> Wouldn't make sense anyway. If constrain THs to THEAD than you can have 
> only column headers. You need them at the start of a TR to get row 
> headers.
>
> Is it possible in a DTD to allow an element only as the first child 
> element (<TR><TH>...) or after another element (...</TH><TH>...)? With it 
> you could force a row header to the left. But that breaks for Arabic and 
> other languages written right-to-left.
>
> Masi

may be it's possible with a DTD. But normally this is used to define new 
rules for new types.
As there is no rule that constrains th to thead, there is no need for it.

Also think about encapsulated tables, it's possible to use more than one row 
headers:

th td td th td td th td td

vg  Steffen