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On Thursday 16 October 2014, Michael . wrote:
That's a common misconception that sites
designed to suit big screens
make
you scroll around if you're on a smaller screen.
2 facts need to be understood.
1. It is the amount of content on a page that makes users scroll around.
2. Using percentages makes the page adjust itself on difference
resolutions
and screen sizes.
If you use a fixed width and someone on a small screen has to scroll
around
because there is so much content then so does someone with a larger
screen.
You saw my screenshot The exact same content, not the same look is on
my
laptop. I have to scroll on both screens but it would be nice if I
didn't
have to on my desktop because of design features.
If you use % then the page adapts itself to suit the screen.
If you don't want to scroll around the only solution is less information
on
each page.
I might have misunderstood parts, I'm no native speaker. Only for
clarification. There is no problem scrolling up and down - the mouse wheel
works well for that. Problem is if have to scroll left and right. This
should not happen.
Gerhard
You stated your point clearly, and I agree with it. The basic
functionality you describe has been available since the dawn of the
Internet; modern designs should not interfere with it (within limits of
course; at some point the graphics won't allow the page to compress any
further horizontally--the current page reaches this point at around 600
pixels wide, which is fine as far as I am concerned).
Tim
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