Sent by Zoe M. Gillenwater on 8 September 2004 16:04
Don A. Elbourne Jr. wrote:
> Update. http://newlifechurchofbr.org/
>
> The person who told me that the site did not fit to their screen sent
> me a screen shot. Come to find out they did not have their browser
> window maximized. So I guess the complaint was really that it is not a
> liquid design.
>
> However, my design does have a problem. When viewing a fixed width
> design on a browser window narrower than the layout, people are used
> to being able to scroll to the right to see the whole page. The method
> I use to center the page prevents people from scrolling to the left
> and thus cuts off part of the page.
> See:
> http://newlifechurchofbr.org/temp/noscrollleft.png
Add this to your body tag:
min-width: 726px;
> IMHO, all the user has to do to view the whole page is to maximize
> their browser window. But perhaps that is asking too much. What is
> your opinion?
Liquid vs. fixed is a Holy War. Pros and cons can be offered for each
side. I would suggest you google for the different opinions, since
(hopefully) Eric will not allow this old debate to start again here.
I'll send you my personal opinions off-list.
Good luck,
Zoe
--
Zoe M. Gillenwater
Design Specialist
Highway Safety Research Center
http://www.hsrc.unc.edu
______________________________________________________________________
css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]]
http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d
List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/
Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
