On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Alexander Kobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sebastian Menge wrote: >> Am Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:47:56 +0200 >> schrieb Alexander Kobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> However, one suggestion: Have you talked about the size of the >>> navigation sidebar? On my 13" MacBook (1280x800), there is /plenty/ of >>> space wasted [...] but I guess I'd prefer a little narrower setting in >>> favour of the main text. Just my two pence... >> >> Be aware that long lines are hard to read. (That's the reason why >> newspapers are typeset in multiple columns.) When it comes to screen >> resolution and web design, this is a real issue. One option (and my >> preferred) is to fix the width of the html and center the whole thing. >> Wasted space and screen resolutions are not good points, because they >> are very subjective and likely to change. > > Yes and no, or better no and yes. If you want to go for a nice look, > your fixed-width-solution would be my favorite, too. Actually, if you > happen to have a real screen (some 24" width 1920x1200 at the campus > here) and want to keep a reasonable typography, that's your only chance.
I like these layouts too, but I expect many more IE hacks would be needed given the current layout... > So, here's another suggestion: > I just looked at the manual at different sizes, and I agree that we > should not decrease the size of the navigation bar too far - it makes > things too worse for smaller screens. > But, couldn't we try a minimum-width in absolute values, say 240px (or > about 16em, to respect user font size settings), and a more narrow > default width in percent (say 20%)? Hmm. I didn't consider the {min,max}-width rules. I think using a max-width for the TOC pane would be more appropriate though. > Another idea. Alternative stylesheets. Cool thing. > Perhaps we can also offer a safe-and-sound version, and have this > "ugly-but-efficient" narrow-TOC solution as a "large screen optimized > version"? Good idea. I'll start experimenting with this. Thanks, Patrick _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user