On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:19:40 -0400, Randy wrote: >> >Question: Is there any reason this couldn't or shouldn't be done for >> >the copy of the manual on the web site? >> >> Not much. >> I personally just don't like if it is not wrapped because then it >> looks very ugly and is harder to read on my 22" wide screen. But this >> is a very personal thing, not really counting. >> Still not sure if we should change it. > >I'm curious: Are you talking about when you read it in a browser--I >ask because your browser would wrap it to the width of the browser >window, wouldn't it? Or are you talking about viewing the HTML file >sort of "raw" in an editor?
I'm talking about viewing the HTML in a browser, like most people do, I guess :). Btw, resizing the browser window does work but is not that comfortable as Lex already said, especially when working with tabs. >I looked at some web design guidelines that take into account human >usability factors--the ones I found all recommend a quite short line >based on the eye's area of acute focus. (And the subsequent need to >move your eyes or your head to scan longer lines.) I take it you don't >notice a problem? Well, I completely understand your issue. And basically I tend to agree that a fixed width is not good. OTOH I just like the reduced width as it does read better for me on my widescreen (as already pointed out). But yes, not everybody has a widescreen, not everybody likes tiny fonts as I do and so on. So, maybe we should indeed remove the fixed width to make it easier for most users to read. Regards, Enrico -- Get my GPG key from http://www.uvena.de/pub.asc
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