16 Oct
2014
16 Oct
'14
9:19 p.m.
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.
On 17 October 2014 00:09, Felmon Davis <davisf(a)union.edu> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2014, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
On Thursday 16 October 2014, Calvin Morrison wrote:
I 100% agree as I don't have a big screen and don't want one. (I don't
even like the larger smartphones!)
it's nice not to have to scroll around to see a site.
F.
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Felmon Davis
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satisfaction.
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About a year ago I developed a queryable database
for biologists, and I
used this method, a fixed width, and a clear 'page' to it. I think it
looks
good, is extremely functional, and isn't full any modern design
http://pogo.ece.drexel.edu/about.php
Sorry to disagree about functionality of fixed width sites. If you reduce
the browser's to a size smaller than the width of the site, you have to
scroll all the way through the text. If I work on my Netbook I hate sites
that do not reformat the text for a smaller screen and I have to scroll
back and for to read through the text.
I could see the benefit for wide screens though. I do not know if there
is a possibility to say "not bigger than max width" but reformat if screen
is smaller. Might be a compromize.
Just my 2 cent
Gerhard