[LINK] Redirects, User counters and Advertising

Eric Scheid eric.scheid at ironclad.net.au
Mon Feb 26 23:08:24 AEDT 2007


On 26/2/07 8:32 PM, "Craig Sanders" <cas at taz.net.au> wrote:

>> so what is the standard and reasonable width for a web page?
> 
> the correct answer to that question is that it is up to the client
> (i.e. the browser), not up to the server or the web designer. this is
> "web-design 101" stuff, anyone who calls themselves a web developer
> should know it.

A good designer knows what line length is optimal for reading, anyone who
calls themselves a web developer should know it, and designs to provide this
as the default sizing. Users don't want to futz with the window size for
every web page they go to, a good designer makes it easier for users, not
make more work for them.

> i have to spend a lot of time using a crappy old laptop with a tiny
> 1024x768 screen - and am routinely pissed off by dickhead web developers
> who assume that everyone has a big screen on every computer they use,
> therefore it's OK to make their pages stupidly wide.

maybe there's some dickhead sk(r)ewing with their web-stats such that small
screens are under-reported?

> more likely, it doesn't occur to them to even think about it - they just
> assume that because it looks OK on their giant screen that it is fine
> for everyone.

now that sounds like a huge assumption, especially in light of the recent
discussion on this list.

e.




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