From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
Cc: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width |
Date: | 2004-11-22 19:31:10 |
Message-ID: | 20041122153035.E41705@ganymede.hub.org |
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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Josh, Robert, people:
>
>>> Whether you "like" it is opinion (highly dependent on the proximity of
>>> your browser settings to those of the designer in the fixed widht world).
>> Ahh your second point is still very much an opinion. It doesn't
>> matter how much you state it as a fact, it is still an opinion.
>
> Can we kill this now? We're none of us so rich in free time that flames are
> necessary.
>
> From what I can tell, Fixed-width vs. Variable-width is a *tradeoff*, and you
> gain and lose things either way. Let me sum up the pros for each:
>
> Fixed-Width
> -- Supports more polished designs
> -- More "corporate"
> -- supports better visual organization of navigation
> -- better for websites with many images
> -- cuts down on scrolling
> -- emphasizes design
>
> Variable-Width
> -- Supports a greater variety of browser/language settings
> -- More "open source"
> -- better for large quantities of text content
> -- emphasizes content
>
> Do people agree with the above points?
I think that about sums it up ... not sure about the more "open source" vs
"corporate", but for arguments sake, okay :)
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