I increasingly feel like we are doing our visitors a disservice when we try to fix site structure. Fluid layouts give visitors more opportunity to make the site appear how they they want it, even how they need it to display. With so many variations in monitor size and resolutions, and with people using their screens so differently (some like to have multiple visible viewports, others only 1 at a time), I say if they want a site narrow or wide then they let them have it that way without having to scroll. I am probably biased because I work with people who have disabilities.
jfox - 15 years ago
Most modern browsers will take a pixel layout and expand/contract it like a fluid or elastic layout. IE7+, FF3, chrome...
It is interesting that so many are using Fixed Width design with CSS rather than Fluid. I think that stems over from the old table days.
Pim - 15 years ago
Been working with em's most of the time, due to working on a couple of government projects where it was one of the requirements. Private projects mostly px-based though.
I'm surprised by how low the fluid/elastic numbers are. I realized as I was answering this that I prefer using and designing elastic layouts, but I usually somehow end up on static ones anyway.
Violet - 15 years ago
I've never really thought about it til now, but 90% of all of my designs are fixed. I think that's because I'm anal with how everything looks and rather than allowing it to grow or shrink, I want it to look the same no matter what. Lol.
I increasingly feel like we are doing our visitors a disservice when we try to fix site structure. Fluid layouts give visitors more opportunity to make the site appear how they they want it, even how they need it to display. With so many variations in monitor size and resolutions, and with people using their screens so differently (some like to have multiple visible viewports, others only 1 at a time), I say if they want a site narrow or wide then they let them have it that way without having to scroll. I am probably biased because I work with people who have disabilities.
Most modern browsers will take a pixel layout and expand/contract it like a fluid or elastic layout. IE7+, FF3, chrome...
I do two types, hybrid (liquid center) and fixed. My clients are frequently not open to fluid sites but I prefer them.
Fixed width layouts are the ones I prefer personally, until client requires otherwise.
Using the 960 grid I always do fixed with layouts. Least trouble, most control!
@Pim I'm just the opposite - most of my work *requires* px-based layouts, and for personal use I'm much more likely to utilize a % or em-based layout.
It is interesting that so many are using Fixed Width design with CSS rather than Fluid. I think that stems over from the old table days.
Been working with em's most of the time, due to working on a couple of government projects where it was one of the requirements. Private projects mostly px-based though.
I'm surprised by how low the fluid/elastic numbers are. I realized as I was answering this that I prefer using and designing elastic layouts, but I usually somehow end up on static ones anyway.
I've never really thought about it til now, but 90% of all of my designs are fixed. I think that's because I'm anal with how everything looks and rather than allowing it to grow or shrink, I want it to look the same no matter what. Lol.
940px; !