Re: fluid vs fixed-size layout

by David Jones <dvjones(at)ksbe.edu>

 Date:  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:52:26 -1000
 To:  hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
 In-Reply-To:  STARRYKNIGHT
  todo: View Thread, Original
Fluid layouts. You have no control over the visitor's 
display resolution, and assuming anal control over their 
font sizes is rude and inconsiderate of those with visual 
challenges.

David
dvjones(at)ksbe.edu

On 5 Nov 2002, at 14:25, Ann Ezzell wrote:

> I've started the redesign of our corporate site, which
> uses a fixed-width layout because the designers who did
> the last version designed the entire thing in Flash, and I
> quickly evolved the site to two parallel versions (Flash
> and non-Flash), and then eventually ditched the Flash
> version entirely. But the Flash legacy of a fixed-width
> layout remains.
> 
> Now that I'm embarking on a new design, I can go either
> way. I suspect it might be somewhat easier (for me) to
> deal with a fixed-width design, but I'm wondering what the
> rest of the world is doing, and why.
 

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