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Posted by richard on 06/20/25 12:00
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:19:51 -0500, "Jonathan N. Little"
<lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:
>XyZed wrote:
>> I started my site about 8 years ago and for a couple of years I came
>> here every day and learnt most of what I know.
>>
>> Eventually I stopped coming because although I only learnt a fraction
>> of what there is to learn I settled for making my sites using simple
>> html and css so eventually concentrated on adding content rather than
>> learning more techniques.
>>
>> Back in the day I was convinced by a core of purists to design a fluid
>> site that worked on all formats and used only css for styling.
>
>Still a good principle, if done correctly can make maintenance a snap.
>>
>> My question is, does that hold as true today as it did then or have
>> things changed?
>>
>> I particularly have a worry about my 100% width because of the
>> proliferation of wide screen monitors. My site takes up the entire
>> length of large wide screens and the text stretches al the way across
>> it.
>>
>> Is there an accepted different technique these days to deal with wide
>> screens or should a page still be set to take up the whole page?
>>
>
>A liquid site does make it easier to read in various viewports without
>have to scroll left to right (okay for books, a bad thing for computers
>and PDA's) But I would say you are making a fundamental mistake
>
>Browser Viewport != Display Size.
>
>Don't assume that if one had a widescreen display that they have their
>Browser maximize. I would hypothesize that the larger the display size
>the less likely the browser is maximized. I rarely have mine maximized,
>I use the extra space for other apps...multitasking. It is like the
>difference of have a full 6-foot desk or just one of those school
>chair-with-attached-paddle thingies.
So I have to adjust my site to suit each and every browser setting
possible?
Not to mention cell phones and PDA's?
Bullshit.
Not to mention each and every browser?
Bullshit.
Excuse me sir, if the viewer has browser set to say 400x320 and my
page is 3 times that, that's his problem, not mine.
That's why browsers are flexible.
Or should be.
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