Re: Fixed site width vs. dynamic: what is good web design?

Travis Newbury wrote:
On Feb 11, 10:14 pm, "Nik Coughlin" <nrkn....@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh, the answer to your question is "It depends on the site".
It also depends on the technical ability and mindset of the person
implementing the site. There are very few designs that *require* fixed
width.

I with the exception of the entertainment industry I agree with you
(somewhat)

The problem I have with flexible is I use my browser full screen. I
am sure I am not the only person to do that. Many flexible width site
are almost unreadable because of the length of the lines of text.

Hmm, hmm, hmm. Do you sit in front of the television for hours cringing your way through television shows with the volume too loud, wishing they'd cut down the sound about 10 decibels--instead of picking up your remote and turning the volume down? I mean, why are you opening your browser so wide that you can't read the content comfortably? That *is* the point--authors are advised to design their pages to take best advantage of whatever viewport resolution and dimensions the user finds convenient (or possible) to work with--not whatever resolution and dimensions some user finds *inconvenient* to work with but for some self-spiting reason chooses not to adjust to his own liking.
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