Andrew Boyd
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:02:56 -0700
Hi William my preference is to view banner elements in a 100% wide chunk that blend (hopefully) for a seamless look. I acknowledge that this is not always possible (or desirable). As a 1680 pixel wide laptop user I have to agree that fixed width is an issue, especially for totally left-aligned treatments. I think a good basic rule of thumb is to make screen elements float-y wherever possible without getting in the way of the user's right to set their text size themselves. Best regards, Andrew Andrew Boyd Consultant SMS Management & Technology M 0413 048 542 T +61 2 6279 7100 F +61 2 6279 7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] About SMS: Ground Floor, 8 Brindabella Circuit, CANBERRA AIRPORT ACT 2609 www.smsmt.com SMS Management & Technology (SMS) [ASX:SMX] is Australia's largest, publicly listed Management Services company. We solve complex problems and transform business through Consulting, People and Technology ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Donovan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 27 March 2008 1:10 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] restricting width in the body tag Hi all, I wanted to ask a question of better practice and current standards view. Is it better to have a header and footer stretch across the width of the browser window or be restricted to the width of the defined. left aligned content area. Leaving lots of vacant white space for people with wider screen resolution. (the question arises as people are becoming concerned about laptop users with 1600 pixel wide computer screens) and if it is to be restricted in width, should the styling restriction be applied to the body tag? Thank William ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* NOTICE - This communication is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in reliance on, this communication by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies and telephone SMS Management & Technology on 9696 0911 immediately. Any views expressed in this Communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of SMS Management & Technology. Except as required by law, SMS Management & Technology does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free from errors, virus, interception or interference. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************