Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 01/24/08 15:10

Travis Newbury wrote:
> On Jan 23, 9:19 pm, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...@centralva.net>
> wrote:
>>> And I agree with that, except when it doesn't apply.... ;-)
>>> (There dorayme, add that you your favorite Travis saying...)
>> You can continue to be silly but it does not change the reality of the
>> medium.
>
>
> Nor does it change the fact that we disagree on how you can use that
> medium.

True. And we definitely disagree. I say this however, you can *choose*
to design with a fixed canvas point of reference but in no way will your
choice ever impose that paradigm to web as it exists. You cannot cannot
control the viewport of those who will access your site in a medium
where the canvas dimensions are not static. So I would say that
regardless of what you like, or even what your clients like, it is very
hard to make the case that a fixed dimensioned design is better suited
in a medium where the visitor's viewport is unknown. If the viewport is
small then the page must be scrolled about like though a peephole, or
when viewed widescreen it will be an island lost in an empty sea. As
opposed to a design that adjusts to confines of the viewport.

But then again, it took time for actors, writers, producers, and
advertisers, et al., time to realize that TV is not just radio with
pictures. For a time they tried to approach TV that way and resisted
change, but ultimately they had to change or fail. The same will happen
with this media.

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Take care,

Jonathan
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