Re: Screen resolution and empty space?

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in message news:<Q_Ved.20754$JS4.16680@twister.nyroc.rr.com>. ..
> Quoth the raven Jennifer:
>
> > "T.J." <no1@home.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:<ckpb8b$q7s$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> >
> >> Until recently, I always had a screen resolution of 800/600 I
> >> have just started using 1024/768 and notice a lot of sites where
> >> they have a large blank area on the right. A perfect example is,
> >> www.digitalpoint.com
> >>
> >> I personally prefer sites like this, as I often surf with only
> >> 3/4 of the browser open, whilst fiddling with other things in the
> >> space.
>
> >> Is this the acceptable way of designing sites though?
>
> Make your site float to fill the available viewport area, instead of
> designing to a resolution. Screen resolution is unimportant; browser
> window size is, sorta. Your site should not care what the window size is.
>
> > You can create what is called a fliud web page that scale the
> > entire screen no matter what resolution the users uses. You can do
> > this with tables and setting the width to be 100%.
>
> http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?Tableless_layouts
>
> > See the following site for an example:
> >
> > http://www.peostri.army.mil
>
> I would not recommend that site as a viable example of good web
> design. I'm glad I don't have to maintain it.
>
> http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ht...ri.army.mil%2F

I did not say it was good design, but an example of fluid design.

Quoth the raven Jennifer:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote
>
>> Quoth the raven Jennifer:
>>
>>> See the following site for an example:
>>>
>>> http://www.peostri.army.mil
>>
>> I would not recommend that site as a viable example of good web
>> design. I'm glad I don't have to maintain it.
>>
>> http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ht...ri.army.mil%2F
>
> I did not say it was good design, but an example of fluid design.

Wouldn't you rather cite an example of a good design, so that readers
can practice good coding as well as fluid design? That army site has
tables nested three-deep!

Fluid design, no tables:
http://www.fingerlakesbmw.org/

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