In article <LZqWj.4324$_K5.669@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Richard Wilson <rich@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> dorayme wrote:
>
> > First, it looks nice, well done on that. But you can achieve the
general
> > look without such complications. Best not to add anything but to take
> > away stuff and simplify.
>
> Thanks. The tab problem is not that big a deal and I'll probably let it
> go.
>
> > It looks like a high wire act that is too fragile. It is quite
> > irritating not to be able to see in a 800 wide window without having
to
> > scroll. You should not be having such small font for body. And simply,
> > in general, it all breaks on user text resizing. Why not consider less
> > pixel specifications and more em one?
> >
>
> When I started this site I wondered if it's worth designing for 800 wide
> as I don't like the wasted space, so I made it "elastic" but it gave me
> too many problems so I gave up on it. I decided not to worry about 800
> wide as most monitors these days and certainly into the future are
> capable of much more.
>
> <rant>
> It seems to me that the poor ol' web designers always have to cater for
> the lowest common denominator. If someone can't afford a better screen
> then they can't afford an exotic pet, let alone look after one, stuff
'em!!!
> </rant>
>
<g>
Except there is something you are simply not taking into account. Take
me for example: I have as impressive a set of screens on my desk as most
anyone would want, width and resolution and fabulous everything. Yet
still I don't want my browser window always bigger than 800. I can have
it stretch feet literally if I want. But I don't want and I prefer not
to scroll horizontally.
So, you are not catering to the lowest common denominator at all by
providing for me. You would be catering to one of the most handsome,
tall, dark, wise, charismatic beings on the earth today. So feel better
about it.
> Now I've got that off my chest I'll probably put a button on there to
> change it to 800 wide to cater for the little screen mob.
>
> Totally take on board your comment about the font size, I'll be
> changing that.
>
> I know what you mean by it breaking on text resizing, but it appears to
> me a lot of (good looking) sites do that. I don't mind a bit of
> breakage as long as it is still readable. I feel it's often a
> compromise between aesthetics and readability.
>
> I think all my fonts are in ems, but I had not considered stuff like div
> heights etc would make a difference, I'll try that, thanks.
>
Try as hard as you can to let heights find themselves without being
forced.
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dorayme
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