[thelist] DEBATE: Fixed Width Vs Liquid

Nicole P nparrot at pair.com
Tue Jun 4 11:48:07 CDT 2002


From: "Andrew Shiel" <ashiel at sportsinteraction.com>
>    Got to agree with them on that - there are good reasons for newpapers
> and encyclopedias having columnated text. It's far easier on the eye to
> read a number of short lines than one long one. It should be possible to
> manage a liquid design AND a limited text width?

Following up on  my other statement.
It's no wonder I prefer to get my news from the web then.
 While the columnated text will appeal to *most* people, it does not appeal
to me at all. I'd rather read long lines.




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