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Posted by Harlan Messinger on 06/19/26 12:00
richard wrote:
> 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.
It's his problem if he gets fed up using your site so he moves on to a
competing site that works happily on his platform?
> That's why browsers are flexible.
> Or should be.
A cell phone should be able to morph into a 15" display?
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