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To: Josh Berkus <[email protected]>
Cc: Robert Treat <[email protected]>
Cc: PostgreSQL www <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: "Stretchy" vs. Fixed-width
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:03:28 -0800
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>>Ahh your second point is still very much an opinion. It doesn't
>>matter how much you state it as a fact, it is still an opinion.
>>
>>
>
>Can we kill this now? We're none of us so rich in free time that flames are
>necessary.
>
>
Ahhh I haven't see one flame in this thread??? I don't believe that
Robert would have considered that a flame (at least I hope not).
>>From what I can tell, Fixed-width vs. Variable-width is a *tradeoff*, and you
>gain and lose things either way. Let me sum up the pros for each:
>
>Fixed-Width
> -- Supports more polished designs
> -- More "corporate"
> -- supports better visual organization of navigation
> -- better for websites with many images
> -- cuts down on scrolling
> -- emphasizes design
>
>Variable-Width
> -- Supports a greater variety of browser/language settings
> -- More "open source"
> -- better for large quantities of text content
> -- emphasizes content
>
>Do people agree with the above points?
>
>
I agree with everything but the emphasizes.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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