On 7/10/2014 6:18 PM, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
pages of interest on the site *without* having to use its probably
horribly-crippled navigation scheme.
I used to think a lot of sites had terribly broken navigation
schemes...And then I started using mobile browsers...Now I'm *really*
horrified and scarred! (And that's largely from the *mobile* versions of
sites!)
It's staggering: Mobile browsers are terrible at browsing desktop sites,
and even WORSE at browsing mobile sites.
And then there's "responsive" which *claims* to be "mobile-first design"
(which would be ok), but in actual practice it's really more like
"mobile-only design".
(And they're even worse in this modern age where the only monitors
*available* are slit-shaped: half-height and excessively wide.)
Do they seriously not make 4x3 monitors anymore???
I'm fairly certain they don't. Heck, I can't even find a 5:4 anymore
which at least isn't *as* bad as 16:9. Tolerable, at least.
Bizarrely, some of the public libraries around here have computers with
screens that are nearly-square (not vertical, but still narrower than
4:3). I don't know where they managed to get those.
But as for *actual* 4:3, or even 5:4, I really do doubt they're still
manufactured. I think the best bet for 4:3 is to just look for a used
CRT. (Heck, at least they can display more than one resolution without
looking bad.) I'm kinda jealous of those pro gamedevs with a
dual-monitor, one of them being vertical, setup. I should do that. With
one of those desks that can adjust to/from standing position. That'd be
sweet :)
Seriously, one of
these days I'll really have to take up somebody's suggestion of rotating
the monitor 90° sideways to make an extra-tall display instead.
I'm amazed that 90 degree rotating display stands aren't commonplace now
that everything's LCD. It seems like such a simple no-brainer. (And it'd
be *fantastic* for fans of vertical sh'mups!)
If it didn't work, people wouldn't be doing it.
If the emperor didn't have any clothes, people wouldn't be saying he
did. ;-)
I like that :)
