Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 08/01/07 13:01

Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:29:16 -0400, "Jonathan N. Little"
> <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:

>> Well, as apparent by your "designs", you assume wrongly that I am using
>> my browser maximized. Sure, I can change my screen resolution but I
>> *shouldn't* have to!
>
> One...whether your browser is maximized or not has absolutely NOTHING
> to do with ANYTHING being discussed here nor would it make ANY
> difference regardless.

Well actually it does, I'll elaborate since your viewpoint is so narrow...

If you have multiple windows open on your desktop (because *new* OS'es
allow you to multitask) to enlarge the apparent size of the text in one
window you must lower your screen resolution. Lowering your screen
resolution decreases your desktops "screen area". You may increase the
text size of some inflexible flash site but may no longer be able to fit
your other apps in your desktop's viewport.

>
> Two...your "argument", if you can even sum up the effort not to cringe
> in shame for calling it that, is completely fucking absurd. I mean
> you might just as well say that you *shouldn't* have to use a computer
> to view a website or that you *shouldn't* have to use toilet paper to
> take a shit.

Hmmm must be difficult for you to distinguish which end to wipe, seems
both end excrete the same stuff.

>
> Three...did I mention you were a retard, because you are.
>
>> I have other windows open, I just need to enlarge a
>> site where the moron set the base font size < 100%...If it wasn't a crap
>> flash site all I'd have to do is a could of CTRL + taps and the text is
>> legible in that window with no futzing my desktop.
>
> As you said, you *shouldn't* have to do all those CTRL + taps to make
> the text legible...Flash let's you do just that:
> http://www.sarcastic-caret.net/wedding/main.swf


Yes, you can make the text large on this site, but only by enlarging the
size of the browser window! If all one wants to do is see the text it is
damn inconvenient to have to obscure the adjacent app windows with the
browser window.

>
> ...HTML...not so much. With HTML yer fucked either way, Flash
> provides the ONLY viable CROSS COMPATIBLE solution for true liquid
> sites.

You have a misconception about the term "liquid layout". The web is not
paper, liquid layout does not mean zoom. Liquid layout for a website
means that is remains usable regardless of not only the screen
resolution but the browser's viewport aspect ratio. It should
accommodate the *user's* preferences over the *designer's* since the
website is for the *user* not the *designer*.

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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

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