Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width
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Msg-id 41A229F0.3000302@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
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>>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.
>
>
Ahhh I haven't see one flame in this thread??? I don't believe that
Robert would have considered that a flame (at least I hope not).

>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 agree with everything but the emphasizes.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake





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