fixed vs fluid
 

I think we should debate which is better and why :mad:

Just kidding.

But I would like to take a poll to figure out which you prefer. Do you typically like a fixed width or do you prefer fluid?

I have no idea why I am so bothered by fixed, but the fixed widths sometimes drive me a little nutts. Or maybe it's just the fixed widths that are REALLY narrow that bother me. I don't mind the wider ones as much.

Fluid.

There is nothing worse than half a screen wasted by a fixed width forum. I hate them.

it depend on what you require, sincerely...

1- taste of the visitors... (visitors, not clients, are usually just lurking, so forget it!)

2- taste of the members... your members may have an opinion on the look of your site, so maybe providing both versions of your skin is the best solution.

3- your own vision of the site... if you decide that your site is not to be decided by your visitors or members, do what you like most.. remember, the design of your site is supposed to reflect what YOU think of that site...

fixed OR fluid have the same problem.. they have to fit in all browsers...

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oh, btw, add the Elastic Design to your poll.. ;)

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I prefer fluid and I think designing anything as fixed width only is just begin plain lazy. Designers often say things like "It gives us more control over how the style looks". Which is true, but I normally read that as "I spent hours designing this only to have it break in certain screen resolutions. Rather than fix this issue I'll just deploy a fixed width layout and force everyone else to deal with it".

Another vote for "fixed" skins from me. I personally find them very sexy. :)

I prefer fluid but I don't set my browser at full width of my screen. It is just about 1100 pixels wide.

what i like about Elastic, is that it is not related to your screen width, but your screen depth... if you need big fonts or have disability, your fixed or fluid will change nothing ... elastic will... ;)

I prefer fixed layouts but I wouldn't call designing them lazy. Fixed layouts are often harder to design because you're dealing with pixels. I'm quite anal when it comes to detail, especially how elements render across browsers. I design for accuracy and not for good enough. Though, I might be the exception since I also use various measuring tools to ensure that the content is layed out to the pixel.

One of the bigger reasons for me is that with fixed layouts content is easier to read. Most media (e.g, newspapers, books, magazines, tv ads) that displays text use fixed layouts, often in blocks for wider layouts. *With these media formats, I'm referring to line and character length while making the argument for fixed layouts. There are studies on the length of the line (by measure or by words/characters per line) and the effects it has on eye fatigue.

With that said, in a newer project of mine I'm planning to give the users the option for any particular style of fixed or fluid. :)