I'm so embarrassed. Here I am, trying to learn more about web design, and I suddenly realize that forever, I've been using a style sheet with fixed widths.
Bad zlionsfan! Bad!
Now really, fixed widths have their place ... I suppose if you have a graphic-intensive website, you might want to use them. But for the most part, they are a pain. I mean, I'm looking at this at 1440x900, and half the screen is empty space. (Hey, I don't really have a place to put a big monitor, and I don't feel like running another cable across the living room to hook up the TV. Now if this next consulting gig pays off ...)
So now it's fixed. Percentages, not fixed widths. Enjoy zlionsfan's writing in all its full-screen glory!
A profile of zlionsfan
- zlionsfan
- Indiana, United States
- I like cats. I play a lot of games. Sometimes I develop web-based applications; this keeps my current employer from firing me too often. My favorite color is blue, or maybe green.
Showing posts with label please don't use fixed widths because the looks-like-a-written-page thing was cool in 1995. Show all posts
Showing posts with label please don't use fixed widths because the looks-like-a-written-page thing was cool in 1995. Show all posts
Friday, November 14, 2008
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