Fluid. This site is fixed and it looks TERRIBLE on my wide screen monitor (laptop). It also irritates me to have to scroll down to see stuff when it would all fit on my screen if it were fluid.
What a waste of space There's a good four inches of space that isn't being used.
Basically, it's down to the style your designing. Some styles will look good fluid but look better fixed and vice versa. Saying Fixed vs fluid just doesn't cut it without knowing what the layout/design will look like and whether that design will look better as a fluid or fixed style.
In short, I find the design and structure of the style will determine which looks better.
I like fluid designs better, BUT I do NOT want the main content of the site to be that entire width. If you have a large deisgn, keep the content to about 60% of the page, and leave the rest to sidebars / extra-info. If it is too big it is difficult to read comfortably.
Personally I like fluid (90%) width 2 sidebars, and fixed (760px) with one sidebar.
I'll have to agree. vborg. does look terrible at this fixed width. I'm surpised they use this width and don't give the option of others.
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Originally Posted by The Librarian
Fluid. This site is fixed and it looks TERRIBLE on my wide screen monitor (laptop). It also irritates me to have to scroll down to see stuff when it would all fit on my screen if it were fluid.
What a waste of space There's a good four inches of space that isn't being used.
Default Style Width
If you prefer a liquid (wider) layout, over the fixed-width layout, you can now switch by checking the option below.
760px 950px 80% 90% 95% 100%
01-19-2007, 08:13 PM
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