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From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-03 16:48:28


On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:35:02 -0400, David Abrahams wrote
> "Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 23:33:31 -0600, Rene Rivera wrote
> >> Allen wrote:
> >> > The width is fixed, I think that's bad.
> >>
> >> Why?
> >
> > I agree with Allen -- fixed width is bad. Basically it wastes space
> > on my monitor and forces me to scroll when I shouldn't have to.
>
> But without a fixed width the lines of text tend to become unreadably
> long.

Unreadable for you, but maybe not for me -- if the page is designed to just
flow then everyone can set the browser size however they wish and the page
will wrap to fit. This is how the current pages work.

Jeff


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