Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

Lyn Smith wrote: Was wondering what the latest opinions are on using fixed width or liquid design in light of the ever increasing size of monitor screens. "Media Quires" [1] [2] seems to open some doors [if not windows]... [1] [2]

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

I prefer liquid layouts, but I use a max-width property to control how wide my content is allowed to get. *Ben Davies* On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Lyn Smith wrote: > Good morning > > Was wondering what the latest opinions are on using fixed width or liquid > design in light of the ever

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

On Thu, 19 Aug 2010, Ben Davies wrote: I prefer liquid layouts, but I use a max-width property to control how wide my content is allowed to get. That's what I do, too. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Lyn Smith wrote: Good morning Was wondering what the latest opinions are on using

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

Thanks everyone - the media queries look interesting and I will definitely take on max-width. -- Lyn Smith www.westernwebdesign.com.au Affordable website design Perth WA *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/

RE: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

Lyn Smith Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:30 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ? Thanks everyone - the media queries look interesting and I will definitely take on max-width. -- Lyn Smith www.westernwebdesign.com.au Affordable

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

On 8/18/10 6:14 PM, Lyn Smith wrote: Good morning Was wondering what the latest opinions are on using fixed width or liquid design in light of the ever increasing size of monitor screens. [...] It seems to me, going by the sites I have frequented of late, that many seem to favour fixed width

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

On 2010/08/19 09:14 (GMT+0800) Lyn Smith composed: > Was wondering what the latest opinions are on using fixed width or > liquid design in light of the ever increasing size of monitor screens. The meaning of "fixed width" isn't the same to everyone. It seems most commonly to mean sizing in px,

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

> Sites designed "for" widths defined in px are not designed for the web, > they're designed for resolutions (and thus to exclude comfort and/or > usability for those using other resolutions), as print designs are for > particular paper, cover or billboard sizes. Conversely, designs styled for > th

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

On 2010/08/22 12:51 (GMT+0100) Chris Price composed: > On 2010/08/22 07:03 (GMT-0400) Felix Miata composed: >> Sites designed "for" widths defined in px are not designed for the web, >> they're designed for resolutions (and thus to exclude comfort and/or >> usability for those using other resolut

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

On 22 August 2010 16:03, Felix Miata wrote: > On 2010/08/22 12:51 (GMT+0100) Chris Price composed: > > > On 2010/08/22 07:03 (GMT-0400) Felix Miata composed: > > The web wasn't designed for graphics, and for the most part still isn't. > What made the web revolutionary was the hyperlink and, to t

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

>> The web wasn't designed for graphics, and for the most part still isn't. > > What made the web revolutionary was the hyperlink and, to this day, it is > the web's single most significant and important attribute. But what does it > matter what the web was designed for - it wouldn't be what it is

Re: [WSG] Current thinking on fixed width/liquid design ?

To all the above - try not to forget about readabiity of text. That's about 40~65 symbols per line for example. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsu