Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 01/23/08 17:57

Andy Dingley wrote:
> On 23 Jan, 12:31, Travis Newbury <TravisNewb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 23, 7:13 am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
>>
>>> you're obsessed with pixel-perfect image design
>> And by "obsessed with pixel-perfect image design" you mean
>> understanding that maybe, just maybe, different things apeal to
>> different people then you are right, I am obsessed with pixle perfect
>> design.
>
> That's not what I mean -- what I mean is "Thinking that the web is
> made out of printed paper"
>

I will give an example of the problem of fixed width design and the web
as a non-canvas dimension specific media. How may of you had the
"pleasure" of finding so information on the web and wished to have a
hard copy of it. But because the "designer" designed for a preconceived
canvas dimensions, you print out the page only to find you are missing
the entire right-hand strip of the content! Okay so you zero out all
your printing margins and DAMN still missing some of the right. So now
you select "fit content to page" and you are successful in getting all
the content but it it too damn small to read! Okay so you force
landscape and get what you wish... Have had a number of flash sites with
this "feature".

With a true liquid layout, the canvas dimension does not matter, so
where the client is viewing or printing they can get the information
with the flexibility of font size, style, and print-out size.

Confessions folks, how many of you have had to copy and paste part of a
badly designed webpage into a temp document in order to get a decent
print out?

--
Take care,

Jonathan
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