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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.
- It is the amount of content on a page that makes users scroll around.
- 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