-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Neal McBurnett wrote on 09/09/08 00:12: >... > It is common to focus on a fixed width design as "narrow", but for > many users the big issue is that it is "fixed". On a wide page it > looks narrow, but on a narrow page it is nearly unusable since it is > wider than the window, and requires using the horizontal scroll bar to > read each line. > > As others have mentioned, the fact that the user can't control the > width of the content is the real issue, and the reason fluid designs > are very popular. >...
This is all a false dichotomy. Instead of setting a fixed width, or a fluid width, set a max-width. That way the page is narrow in narrow windows, and wider in wide windows, without becoming over-wide. Cheers - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIxjUp6PUxNfU6ecoRAoWNAKCSE6tvozPoecB4wq/VZpJRlaaNcQCgyigg izus7UwTRSc3udFqh5LZrHs= =FdH1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
