Brilliantly summed up, Angela — a perfectly succinct analysis. Semantics catered for, as a bonus for the philosophers out there!
On Thursday, 18 October 2012, Angela French wrote: > I prefer fluid. > Fluid: something that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at > a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape. > Liquid: state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape. > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto: > css-d-boun...@lists.css- > >discuss.org] On Behalf Of Norman Fournier > >Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 2:51 PM > >To: Micky Hulse > >Cc: CSS Discuss > >Subject: Re: [css-d] What's the official/technical name of... > > > >There is a difference of meaning between fluid and liquid. Fluid is a > better > >descriptor for this in my opinion. > > > >On 2012-10-16, at 1:45 PM, Micky Hulse wrote: > > > >> Thanks for the reply David, I really appreciate the help. :) > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:21 PM, David Laakso <laakso.davi...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > >>> The names given to the various layouts on this site makes sense [1]. > >>> I have mo idea whatsoever regarding an "official" definition... > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> This is pretty much the layout I'm talking about (visually): > >> > >> <http://blog.html.it/layoutgala/LayoutGala14.html> > >> > >> I'm just looking for a way to classify some CSS that I'm working on. > >> Liquid seems to be what most people call it (at least, liquid is in > >> the name). > >> > >> Much appreciated! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Micky > >> > >> -- > >> http://hulse.me > >> > >____________________________________________________________________ > >__ > >> css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > >> http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > >> List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- > >> http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > >> Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > > > >--- > >www: http://www.normanfournier.com > >facebook: http://www.facebook.com/normanfournierdotcom > >linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=18127460 > >youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/normanfournier > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________ > >__ > >css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css- > >discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > >List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- > http://css- > >discuss.org/policies.html > >Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- -- Regards, Barney Carroll barney.carr...@gmail.com +44 7429 177278 barneycarroll.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
