background images for tables

background images can't be specified in <table>, <tr>, or <td> elements if
you are shooting for valid HTML.

You can use CSS for this.

However, NN 4.x does not support background images in tables from style
sheets.

It does display them nicely if you put them in the HTML.

So - I like valid HTML but am willing to have "other than valid" HTML if I
know that the otherness is benign - meaning that it won't break any browser
that doesn't support its use nor does it present accessibility issues.

So for example I might use "topmargin" etc because I know that even though
the validator will squawk, no other harm is done.

Can someone speak to this regarding use of background images in tables? Any
resources that document this?

Thanks,
Mike

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