I'd also want to point out that pmwiki still uses fixed dimensions in
its skin. I'd recommend moving away from anything fixed (px, pt) to
relative dimensions (rem, em, %).
And yes, a max-width column, not fixed.
The three Rs of web design: relative, relative, relative.
On 2011-09-15 12:34 pm, John Rankin wrote:
I agree about Verdana because it has the "wrong" size:
http://sbpoley.home.xs4all.nl/webmatters/verdana.html
Yes! As an older reader, I tend to assume that any web site using Verdana
doesn't want me as a visitor. I know I can make the text bigger, but why
should I?
I'd suggest to use a sans-serif for the menu, and a serif for the
content, because serif is easier to read when there is lots of text
this is not necessarily true on screens. Web typography is not paper
typography.
OTOH, serif for web headings and sans for body text is OK and if done well
gives a professional effect without sacrificing readability. (But not
Georgia!) Although I find as screen resolutions improve, serif body text
bothers me less than it used to -- but there are still a lot of low res
screens around, so it is probably better to stay with sans body text until
the next refresh in 2018!
A fixed width, centered text area could be more readable for bigger
screens.
As I wrote, I dislike fixed width design.
Yes and they tend to break if the reader makes the text smaller or bigger.
I note that on geany,org the width scales along with the font size, as it
should.
JR
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