[StumpyXL]

1024x768 is standard today. If you really want to know ask if the client would rather have a fixed or a fluid setup.

[adras]

Keep it real at 640x480

[pgo]

Originally Posted by Do Gooder

my face is flexible but has a max width. do i pass?

Yes.

You're lucky we're not talking aesthetics, though.

[Do Gooder]

[bazzle]

This ones a fiery debate.

I'm not a fan of fluid. Fluid sites often screw up a layout by displaying one particular element on the other side of the other with a mass of ugly white space in between.

I also think it's a huge plus being able to take into account how wide lines of text and laying out your site for optimum usability. That all goes out of the window with fluid width.

[Dusteh]

often screw up a layout by displaying one particular element on the other side of the other with a mass of ugly white space in between.

To be fair that would just be due to bad build rather than a flaw of fluid itself, the elements in the page should flow using percentages within the fluid container so that doesn't happen.

[pgo]

Yeah, as has been said several times. That's what max- and min-width are for.

Also, I think herk is referring to elastic layouts - that expand and contract, but are based on font-size (so, sized using ems instead of pixels). Those get crazy with the math, though.

[bazzle]

Originally Posted by pgo

Yeah, as has been said several times. That's what max- and min-width are for.

Also, I think herk is referring to elastic layouts - that expand and contract, but are based on font-size (so, sized using ems instead of pixels). Those get crazy with the math, though.

Like this

陳 Jon Tan

I don't think he was referring to elastic width, as all elastic does is resizes the whole page when you increase/decrease the font size.

As far as I undersatand It doesn't resize with the browser window which is what's being discussed.

To be fair that would just be due to bad build rather than a flaw of fluid itself, the elements in the page should flow using percentages within the fluid container so that doesn't happen.

True, but most sites resize just the main content and the left or right boxes stay the same width. I think the only thing that can be fluid is the main content otherwise the layout screws up.