Fixed Width Layout - The Desire for Pixel Precision
Monday, 25th April 2005
Following on from a couple of Fixed vs Liquid discussions last week (notably from Jeremy, Molly and Jeremy (again)) I did a quick (ish) litmus test of my own using the fantastic CSS Zen Garden.
Of the 160-something Official Designs, only 13 are liquid (that’s 8%). 4 of these are from Dave Shea’s original examples. Of those remaining 9 the most recent is from April 2004.
Jeremy Keith has a strong suspicion that many people are choosing fixed width layouts simply because it’s the done thing.
And while I agree with him, I also have a strong suspicion that people are choosing fixed width layouts simply because they are easier to ‘draw’ in Photoshop.
Elly Thompson's Weblog:
Liquid Layout - Learning to Lose Control
After writing my own Fixed Width Article last week, I decided it was time for a change. If people are building fixed width layouts because it’s ‘the done thing’ then surely having a fixed width layout puts me in the ‘part of the problem’ camp, rat…
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