David Abrahams wrote: > on Mon Jul 02 2007, "John Maddock" <john-AT-johnmaddock.co.uk> wrote: > >> The main index page you refer to there scrolls so slowly on my >> system as to be unusable - the sample page >> http://randysimons.com/overige/multicolumn/ is much better in this >> respect, but the amount of scrolling up and down to read the columns >> is IMO intolerable. How would this cope with a page like this: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/boost.regex/toolkit/html/math_toolkit/backgrounders/remez.html >> that which as well as being much longer than the average reference >> page has more than it's fair share of media objects? > > One would columnize entire sections, or tuples of sections, before > moving on to a separate area. So for example (your page uses a > subheading that matches the main heading, which is a bit weird. I also > used elipses liberally because you'd be able to fit lots more > horizontally in a column than I can here with a fixed-width font.
Yes, one could do that, I still doubt it's legibility personally. Do you have an example of a useable website that works this way? Thanks, John. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
