Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 17:51:23 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> To: Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg <listsub@401.cx> Cc: freebsd-www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [30-05-05] Layout update Message-ID: <429AE21B.3070303@pacific.net.sg> In-Reply-To: <429ADDB9.2000608@401.cx> References: <a9eb35850505300049224aee81@mail.gmail.com> <429ACA6F.9000302@pacific.net.sg> <429ADDB9.2000608@401.cx>
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Hi, Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > >> John Jawed wrote: >> >>> I've tried to amend to the best of my ability the resizing issues >>> mentioned earlier. I think, if you do not know much about CSS >>> layouts, that you should expect some type of distortion at some >>> unrealistically small resolutions (less than 800x600). >> >> >> Try to use a fixed width for the left and right columns. > > > I beg to differ, use fixed size for the middle column instead and let > the right side column get whatever is left over. > The problem on my screen is that the right side column is way to wide > and squeezes the middle column into a thin stripe of text, basically > unreadable. It does not really matter which part is fixed as long as some part is fixed. > Believe it or not, but the most common resolution today is still > 800x600. And, even with a 19" screen and 1280x1024, I *never* use my 'Our' sites are visted mostly with 1024 * 768. > Designing webpages for big screens with high resolutions is just bad > practice, imho! > You would call 10" big? Erich
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