Posted by David Segall on 12/07/07 12:30

dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>In article <nkial3lp5m99l6d1f0dse9r6tiqbmr1mr1@4ax.com>,
> David Segall <david@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <6dd3d$47540cbc$40cba7b1$10947@NAXS.COM>,
>> > "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> How can having "RENDEZ" disappear and "VOUS" dropping down into content
>> >> fulfill the requirement "line up with the body that I have designed
>> >> for my application"? Even if it did stay stable for >800px viewports,
>> >> how do you know your visitor has allot that much space. Hint: monitor
>> >> resolution != browser viewport.
>> >
>> >Sorry to keep chirping in here (without helping*), but that is
>> >what I was wondering too. I recall words dropping down at text
>> >size up clicks in all browsers as well...
>> >
>> >*I did have an idea and it was based on an assumption of what the
>> >OP wanted but gave up when he seemed so pleased with what Ben was
>> >offering. I assumed I was not understanding the case. It seemed
>> >to me OP wanted what simply could not be achieved with html text
>> >and I was going to suggest some css dimensioned image of text...
>> >But the mystery continues.
>>
>> Of course I would be interested in your ideas. I was pleased with
>> Ben's response because he provided an answer that met my
>> specification.
>>
>
>Fair enough, but that is why I was puzzled. It seemed I did not
>understand your specification.
>
>
>> I did not respond to your previous post in this thread because I
>> assumed you were simply chiding me for accepting a solution that might
>> fail and you knew that there was an implied "the text must not break
>> out of the blue area". I have accepted the fact that _I_ cannot design
>> an application that will work well on a wrist watch computer and a
>> plasma TV screen without extensive additional code that "knows" the
>> size of the viewport. If you have a solution to the problem I posed
>> that works over a wider range of viewports I would be grateful if you
>> would post it.
>
>David, your text was jumping out of its box on my 20" monitor, I
>rarely use the whole area for a browser and I often read with
>text size bigger than you seem more accustomed to. I was not
>really chiding you, I was thinking up theories about what it was
>quite that you were wanting. I was not in any way critical of
>Ben's proposals.
>
>Lets see if you like the latest proposed solution by someone who
>studiously avoids my name... someone who seems to have a rather
>nice idea. If this does not please you, say so and I will have a
>go... <g>
Thanks dorayme. Since everyone approves of Bergamot's solution and Ben
C warned me that than an "improved" version of his would be
complicated I have to acknowledge that the problem I posed does not
have a simple solution. Although I am prepared to accept that my site
will break for viewports and font sizes outside the range I am capable
of designing I am not about to reject a superior "fluid design".

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