X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FBE23A4EB4; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:17:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 30848-10; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:17:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hosting.commandprompt.com (128.commandprompt.com [207.173.200.128]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 719213A4E9A; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:17:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [192.168.1.20] (clbb-248.saw.net [64.146.135.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by hosting.commandprompt.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id iALJHHf2026096; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:17:18 -0800 Message-ID: <41A0E993.1050700@commandprompt.com> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:16:35 -0800 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (Windows/20040913) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Marc G. Fournier" Cc: Dave Page , Josh Berkus , pgsql-www@postgresql.org Subject: Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width References: <20041121141643.X18806@ganymede.hub.org> <41A0E4D2.7060601@commandprompt.com> <20041121151155.Y18806@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <20041121151155.Y18806@ganymede.hub.org> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------070607050307090609010507" X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_TAG_BALANCE_BODY X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200411/300 X-Sequence-Number: 6031 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070607050307090609010507 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > Actually, looking at the Microsoft website Dave pointed to, it looks > fixed-width to me ... and left justified instead of centered ... I > wish doing a 'view source' was a bit easier to read, but from the way > their javascript is defined at the top, it looks to be fixed to 855? Yes it is a fixed width site. I was just making comment to your Microsoft comment :). Also I prefer fixed width sites. A fixed width site is much easier to maintain, sets specific guidelines for you content presentation and makes you actually think about how you are going to layout the site. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > > > var > isW;isW=(document&&document.body.clientWidth&&document.body.clientWidth>=895&&document.getElementById); > > > > > > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > >> Marc G. Fournier wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Dave Page wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Josh, >>>> >>>> Add www.microsoft.com to the list of variable ones :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> 'k, you do realize that mentioning microsoft *really* doesn't work >>> in "variable-widths" favor, eh? :) >> >> >> Although I appreciate the humor, Microsoft is actually a good >> example. Yes they are considered by >> many as "the Enemy". However they are widely respected even amongst >> people who hate them as marketing genuises. >> A website although primarily a tool, it is primarily a marketing tool. >> >> Something to think about :) >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Joshua D. Drake >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services >>> (http://www.hub.org) >>> Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: >>> 7615664 >>> >>> ---------------------------(end of >>> broadcast)--------------------------- >>> TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Command Prompt, Inc., home of Mammoth PostgreSQL - S/ODBC and S/JDBC >> Postgresql support, programming shared hosting and dedicated hosting. >> +1-503-667-4564 - jd@commandprompt.com - http://www.commandprompt.com >> PostgreSQL Replicator -- production quality replication for PostgreSQL >> >> > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > (http://www.hub.org) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: > 7615664 -- Command Prompt, Inc., home of Mammoth PostgreSQL - S/ODBC and S/JDBC Postgresql support, programming shared hosting and dedicated hosting. +1-503-667-4564 - jd@commandprompt.com - http://www.commandprompt.com PostgreSQL Replicator -- production quality replication for PostgreSQL --------------070607050307090609010507 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=utf-8; name="jd.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="jd.vcf" begin:vcard fn:Joshua Drake n:Drake;Joshua org:Command Prompt, Inc. adr:;;PO Box 215 ;Cascade Locks;OR;97014;US email;internet:jd@commandprompt.com title:Consultant tel;work:503-667-4564 tel;fax:503-210-0334 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.commandprompt.com version:2.1 end:vcard --------------070607050307090609010507--