[lug] html default res.

[j davis]

Ralf,

   So....can you point me to a good how to or give me a
few words of wisdom on how to write decent muli-platform
html?

Thanks
jd

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>On Sat, Jun 29, 2002 at 08:17:17AM +0000, j davis wrote:
> > Hello,
> >  I hate it when I spend time tweaking a html page so that theres no
> > scrolling
> > just to find people using less than 1024x768 res still have to scroll. 
>So
> > do most people write html for 800x600 res? If so will X care if I'm
> > changing res all the time?
>
>Hi JD,
>
>you can't really tweak HTML to display in a certain area - this does not
>only depend on the screen size of the client but also on the fonts the 
>client
>has installed (read: browser, operating system, private font installs 
>etc.).
>A Helvetica from MS Windows has a differnet run length than an Apple on 
>than
>an Adobe one ... The true art of good HTML design lies in the independence 
>of
>your code from such details -- unfortunately few designers really know 
>about
>these issues and even fewer master them (can you tell that i just spent a 
>week
>explaining theses things to "web artists" ... ? :-)
>
>  Ralf
>
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thanks,
jd

jd at taproot.bz
http://www.taproot.bz

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