Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width

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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