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In lugnet.general, Johannes Keukelaar writes:
> Nice fonts. Just a suggestion: Would it be possible to create a
> brick-n-brack-like font from a more system-y viewpoint, i.e. the studs
> not right behind eachother, so it gets a more 3-d feeling?
Just as soon as someone comes up with a way to type at a diagonal to a
receeding horizon point. The physics just won't work in 2D space.
> <pet-peeve>
> Please leave the size of my browser window alone! I'll determine how
> large I want the window to be. That is a very _rude_ bit of
> javascript.
> </pet-peeve>
[What follows is not directed at anyone in particular, especially Johannes.
My brother and I were arguing just this point the last few days, and I think
it may make good discussion fodder. No flame intended.]
Now that's an interesting point. Do you often complain to book, magazine or
newspaper publishers about the physical size of their offerings? Would you
turn down a brochure about something you find really interesting because it
was printed on legal rather than letter size paper?
I created my site the way I wanted it to be. I determined that I would like
to make the size of my pages a certain width and height to be most readable
and pleasing to my, and hopefully others, eyes. I've done this with other
sites, and will do it again.
In my mind, it all comes down to the designer's eye, what the creator wants
to get across visually. I personally HATE either all of the extra space left
on the right side of my screen when I go to a site that is designed smaller
than the last one I was at, and HATE EVEN MORE having to constantly click
the expand box to get the full scope of a site that is bigger than the last
one I was at. I'm constantly resizing the darn window, ya' know?
When I ran across this JavaScript, I thought "Hey! Now THAT'S useful!". So I
used it. And so far, I'm happy with the results *as a designer*. Now, as
users, what do others think? Well, that's why I wrote this little rant. What
do YOU think?
Matt
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| (...) (OK, you asked!) Ah, but as someone creating web pages, you aren't JUST a designer, you are a usability/interaction _creator_. The web is not a tangible medium as print is. Yes, you are right, in print, the designer chooses the sizing of the (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| "MG" == Matthew Gerber <matthew@digitaliris.com> writes: (...) MG> Just as soon as someone comes up with a way to type at a diagonal to a MG> receeding horizon point. The physics just won't work in 2D space. No need for perspective projection, just (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Different medium. You are "printing" on my machine, not your own paper. That said, yes, I would (and have, and will) turn down physical things that were inappropriately sized. (...) I used to have this viewpoint as well, then I realised that I (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (Answered in .general, as I don't read .off-topic) "Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> skrev i meddelandet news:GDJ5u9.2BE@lugnet.com... (...) It's a bit different, as the book, mag. etc. is published on paper, with a non-changeable font - (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) The whole point of HTML is that it is not a static book or magazine, but a dynamic representation that is interpreted by the local style and preferences of the user. Much kludging has been done since the original DTD to try to allow marketing (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber wrote: [snipped rant] (...) I think that webpages are in a different medium than print material, and the rules of one don't necessarily apply to the other. Forcing browser-window size changes is rude. Especially (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I think any website that screws with my browser(resizing, forced pop-ups, etc.) must be destroyed. I "X"ed my window by accident trying to reset my window to full screen. Bablah@#$%&*&%$#@*&#...bbidyblah. Plhhzzzzzt! After reloading the page (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| "Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GDJ5u9.2BE@lugnet.com... (...) wants (...) left (...) smaller (...) last (...) I (...) What (...) Resize my windows and I'll leave and never come back regardless of the content. If you (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| "MG" == Matthew Gerber <matthew@digitaliris.com> writes: MG> (URL) fonts. Just a suggestion: Would it be possible to create a brick-n-brack-like font from a more system-y viewpoint, i.e. the studs not right behind eachother, so it gets a more 3-d (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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