[thelist] DEBATE: Fixed Width Vs Liquid

Ken Kogler ken.kogler at cph.org
Tue Jun 4 11:55:04 CDT 2002


> most liquid designs have an absolute minimum width... many of
> mine are 580-600, a few are less if i can get them there (and it's
> nice to WebTV users)... i wouldn't beat yourself up over it...

Wasn't planning on it... :-)

> > The graphics department here says that a 100% width is "ugly" and "not
> > readable" because "users don't want to read long lines of text."
> > They're insisting I keep	to a 750px static width on every page.

> granted, once you get past (30-)70 characters per line, text is less
> easy to read...

Their exact words were "an alphabet and a half" which, by my count, is 36.
That seems way low to me.

> but if i tried to *prevent* these users from reading the text full
> screen, they'd have my head...

  * snip *

> but when you give the user the ability to do it (right/wrong), they
> tend to appreciate it...

  * snip *

> defer to the user (keep it liquid)... that's my take...

Very well said. Power to the users, baby! <grin>

-Ken Kogler


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