So you're client is maximizing (or manually sizing) their browser window to
span multiple monitors.

First, your site is not the ONLY one that they are going to have this
complaint about. 

Second, if the client is doing this, then they are already used to the
visual "break" from left-to-right on spreadsheets, documents, web pages, and
everything else. 

What do they really want? Do they want you to anchor it to the left-side of
the browser? What about dynamically centering it up to a certain width.
Someone else suggested using max-width. 

I'd probably probe further to make sure the "centering" is their *real*
complaint. The "centering" might only be a poor explanation on their part.
For example, do they really mean that they would like it to be liquid and
expand to fill their screen. 

Think about WHY someone would maximize a browser window across multiple
screens. 

Visual impairment? If so, then restricting your page to ~1000 pixels width
and fixed pixel sizes might be more of the problem.

Do they simply like to ogle their amazing web site? 

My point is, find out WHY they are maximizing across two monitors, and why
it is important *and okay* that the problem exists in many circumstances,
but is unacceptable to them with their site.

You may also want to explain that most users -- even those of us that are
lucky enough to have multiple monitors, DON'T TYPICALLY expand the browser
windows across multiple monitors. 

Think about that for a second. 

Even the best liquid layout would be visually hosed when you viewed it
across 3800+ pixels. All of the text would run up into a few lines that
would give you a migraine trying when trying to read 2 or 3 lines of text
spanning horizontally across 2 or more monitors. Then you'd still have
vertical stacks down the left (and right) sides of images, nav bars, etc.

Just tell them that you'd be happy to fix the problem, but it goes OUTSIDE
of standard web design practices and it will be a considerable cost
increase. 

...Rob


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