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Re: Fixed width web pages? (Was: Who here in Legoland has a Cable modem?)
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lugnet.publish
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Sat, 18 Sep 1999 19:36:22 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.NOMORESPAMorg
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Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk> wrote:
> Yes, but not necessarily much. If you really think the layout is important
> you should use PDF or PostScript. You will never be able to control layout
> on the web (that's an important part of what makes it something special).
Oh, I agree, basically. But on the other hand, the web has turned into
something other than what its original designers envisioned. Presentation
_is_ important, and it's important in HTML, not just in proprietary Adobe
formats. Even the ancient, basic HTML has presentation control in the form
of <I>, <B>, <BR>, etc.
I think that for better or worse, HTML and presentation have become linked.
It's still important to consider a wide range of possible end platforms, but
it's _not_ a generalized content-description markup language where you don't
think about the client at all.
Given that, it's important to consider what your target audience is, and
what compromises you're willing to make.
> You _can_ scale the images relative to the window width, if
> you want to make sure they fit in the window.
Not and have them look good you can't. :)
> PS: I would like to see a page where the actual content (which I presume
> mostly is images of LEGO models) needs a fixed page width.
What do you mean? ANY page with a graphic on it assumes that the browser
width is at least the size of the image. (Except for in special cases where
for some reason or other you're supposed to have scroll bars.)
> PPS: You should be aware that some browsers have options, where you can
> scale images relatively to their specified size.
Again, not well, without wasting quality and/or bandwidth.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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