Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 10/11/91 12:00

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.


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Take care,

Jonathan
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