Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 01/18/07 00:52

dchris@netcom.ca wrote:
>
> On Jan 17, 3:20 pm, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...@centralva.net>
> wrote:

> I will give it a try.
>
>
>> To original question, why would you want to constrain your paragraphs?
>> If I have the room, why can I not use it? How about if I zoom the text,
>> then what? It looks fine the way it is in my opinion,
>
> Thanks. I just thought it looked unbalanced on an wider screen. Is this
> generally accepted in web-page design?

Yes, simple philosophy "Flexible". Design with the acceptance that you will

1) Not know what browser the visitor is use
2) Not know what OS
3) Not know what the window size "your canvas" will be.
4) Do not assume that "display size" == "your canvas", not every one
"maximizes" their browser.
5) Do not know what fonts or font size visitor's default will be, so
design with relative sizes for fonts and containing text blocks (i.e., em)
6) Don't assume they can see your images, use meaningful ALT attributes
on IMG elements
7) I think your will get the idea, do the tutorials...

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Take care,

Jonathan
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