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Fixed Width or Fluid Websites

Hank Ramos
Lifetime Scripter
Join date: 15 Nov 2003
Posts: 2,328
03-09-2004 13:03
I prefer websites that resize to the size of my browser window. Some people prefer websites that are a fixed with and/or height.

What are your opinions?
Siobhan Taylor
Nemesis
Join date: 13 Aug 2003
Posts: 5,476
03-09-2004 13:10
Simple... if they try to resize my browser window, I don't need to see what they show...
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Misnomer Jones
3 is the magic number
Join date: 27 Jan 2003
Posts: 1,800
03-09-2004 13:24
I like fixed. Ones that adjust look different to each viewer. I like consistency.
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Milo Bukowski
Lag-induced oversteer
Join date: 23 Dec 2003
Posts: 305
03-09-2004 13:58
Flexible/liquid layouts usually take better advantage of varying monitor/window size, but they can be harder to make consistent.

Flexible also means it doesn't break when the font is resized. Some developers like to have pixel-perfect control over layouts, but that is going against the nature of the medium, and is impossible to control in all circumstances, and usually pisses off someone.