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Originally Posted by sticker  Whats the modern alternative - like I said, I'm self taught!
I'll invest some time into learning the newer method!
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Modern alternative is to use DIV's for layout and control those through CSS. Infact all formatting information should be removed from your HTML and controlled by CSS.
So learning XHTML and CSS is your best bet. Its a bit easier these days as browser support is much better than it was previously, however it can be tricky when dealing with IE6 / IE7.
A List Apart: A List Apart is a good start, but can be somewhat confusing when you get started.
Also try
HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles | HTML Dog
and
Max Design - standards based web design, development and training
Using XHTML means you can basically trim lots of data out of your HTML making page load times alot faster and future upgradings and design changes much easier. Its about using the correct markup for the correct items.
I would probably suggest buying some books by Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman as some of the information on the internet can be confusing to follow with different people applying *Hacks* to their style sheets.
Its a bit of a learning curve but certainly worth doing if you are seriously about web design.