standard html form tag VS struts form tag??

[Sammy Bill]

Hello,

Is it common to use standard html form tags (ie: <form .....> <input.....>) while using struts or people always use struts tags ( <s:form...)?
I asked this question because i m having hard time positioning elements that are generated from a Struts tag?

if people dont usually use html tags, how can i controll the positions of struts element such as using div tags...

Thanks>

[David Newton]

You're probably having problems positioning elements because you're using the default theme, the "xhtml" theme. The "xhtml" theme emits table tags along with the input elements.

I'd say it's not that common to use standard HTML tags, because they don't display error messages or pre-populate form elements with action property values. There are several options for how to get more precise control: use the "css_xhtml" theme (or whatever it's called; I forget), use the "simple" theme and display error messages yourself, or modify/create your own theme.