In the "broken websites" discussion, talk of accessibility, validation, etc got me thinking about another topic.

When to use divs and when not to use them.

We all know that the most recent buzz is to only use divs, and say a big no-no to tables.

But my question is this - what do you do if the design you are given will never work on a page built purely with divs. What if the design you are given will only work with a table layout - even if its only one table?

Now couple this with the possibility that the designer refuses to change his or hers vision - or that that client is becoming insistent on getting the design done (for whatever reasons).

Would you go against your "principles" and make the site - disregarding your possible creedo to make all sites valid (and built with divs)

This is just pure hypothesis - but it could very well happen