Posted by Safalra (Stephen Morley) on 12/01/07 20:53

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:29:25 -0500, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> Safalra (Stephen Morley) wrote:
>
>> The appearance and disappearance of the vertical scrollbar can make
>> horizontally centred content jump around (I should have mentioned in my
>> previous post the other situation in which the effect is undesirable -
>> pages whose height may change dynamically). Vertical centring is very rare
>> so the horizontal scrollbar isn't so much of a problem.
>
> Maybe the real problem is that too many web "designers" feel compelled
> to use fixed-width containers centered in the viewport, eh?


The problem isn't limited to fixed-width designs. In fluid designs the text
will likely wrap differently if the content area becomes narrower or wider.


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Safalra (Stephen Morley)

Common Web Browser Window Sizes:
http://www.safalra.com/web-design/usability/common-browser-window-sizes/

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