> Fixed with layouts are appropriate in some instances. How have you decided between fixed and fluid?
On 10/15/07, David Laakso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Magnus Fahlström wrote: > > 1. Could you please explain why you choose one over the other? > > 2. Only for font-size or for the complete layout? > > > > Thanks > > Magnus Fahlström > > > > > > > > There are, in my twisted little mind, no hard and fast rules about much > of anything including either or both of your points. > > My /personal/ preference is to use percent throughout for setting > fonts-- I just find it easier, more reliable, and more consistent > cross-browser. But sure, no problems with em based fonts as long as you > set percent on html to kill the em font-scaling bug in IE. > > When it comes to layouts, again it is a personal choice borne of my own > experience. I prefer layouts that use the entire arsenal available-- a > combination using percent/em/pixel combined with min/max width. > Fixed with layouts are appropriate in some instances. Percent based > layouts work well as long as you mind IE's rounding errors (and I prefer > to hold the horizontal scroll bar in check); and em based layouts work > fine (I prefer to hold the horizontal scroll bar in check); > > It is your call. > > Best, > > ~dL > > > -- > http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > -- Stan Baptista State of Hawaii DAGS/ICSD eGovernment Team Specialist ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
