Website layouts ?!?!?
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I am in the process of rewriting my website and thought a nice 2 column layout, fixed right columna and fluid left for main content with a header above both columns and a footer beneath. But now I can't decide.... it seems to depend on how big your monitor is, resolution, how much text on the page, etc. What kind of layouts do you prefer ? Here is the proposed layout, http://www.xanya.net/[^], it's not functional just a test but I can't decide if I like it or not now. Any advice would be appreciated. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
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I am in the process of rewriting my website and thought a nice 2 column layout, fixed right columna and fluid left for main content with a header above both columns and a footer beneath. But now I can't decide.... it seems to depend on how big your monitor is, resolution, how much text on the page, etc. What kind of layouts do you prefer ? Here is the proposed layout, http://www.xanya.net/[^], it's not functional just a test but I can't decide if I like it or not now. Any advice would be appreciated. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
I like the feel of it - although could you change the font on the "where code comes to life" bit. It's a little bit hard to read. Nice use of CSS.
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I am in the process of rewriting my website and thought a nice 2 column layout, fixed right columna and fluid left for main content with a header above both columns and a footer beneath. But now I can't decide.... it seems to depend on how big your monitor is, resolution, how much text on the page, etc. What kind of layouts do you prefer ? Here is the proposed layout, http://www.xanya.net/[^], it's not functional just a test but I can't decide if I like it or not now. Any advice would be appreciated. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
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I like the feel of it - although could you change the font on the "where code comes to life" bit. It's a little bit hard to read. Nice use of CSS.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
although could you change the font on the "where code comes to life" bit. It's a little bit hard to read.
Agree with you, this is just a mock up for now as I still have the graphics to finalise, will change the font though :-)
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Nice use of CSS
Thank you, just trying to expand my CSS skill set. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
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Looks fine to me, but it wastes a third of my horizontal resolution with those dead spaces on either side. (1680X1050)
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John C wrote:
but it wastes a third of my horizontal resolution
That's the main issue with it, might try and do something like having an alternate style sheet which allows you to make the site wider as an option. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
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John C wrote:
but it wastes a third of my horizontal resolution
That's the main issue with it, might try and do something like having an alternate style sheet which allows you to make the site wider as an option. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
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I am in the process of rewriting my website and thought a nice 2 column layout, fixed right columna and fluid left for main content with a header above both columns and a footer beneath. But now I can't decide.... it seems to depend on how big your monitor is, resolution, how much text on the page, etc. What kind of layouts do you prefer ? Here is the proposed layout, http://www.xanya.net/[^], it's not functional just a test but I can't decide if I like it or not now. Any advice would be appreciated. regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
For me, I personally do not like most sites that stretch to fill the width. Often, if my window is wide, it will drag a paragraph out to be hard to read. Much better to have a clear width on content to allow it proper formating. Of course, this is just my personal taste and it depends on the type of content you are going to use. Some people though, run their browsers at maximized and find fixed width sites annoying because they have a large blank space on each side. Many sites today though, do use a fixed system such as http://www.zdnet.com, http://www.cnet.net, http://www.ebay.com, http://www.yahoo.com, http://www.myspace.com, http://www.youtube.com, http://www.go.com, http://www.cnn.com, etc. It really depends on content. If in doubt and you want to please everyone, just build a css for each style and have an option on the site for the visitor to choose and remember it in a cookie.
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Nooooooo! Use a liquid layout instead. It's not too hard and there are a zillion examples on the internet. This site for example lays out fully on my monitor: http://www.csszengarden.com/[^]
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John C wrote:
Use a liquid layout instead.
But doesn't the text get so wide (on a widescreen monitor) that it becomes difficult to read ? regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
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John C wrote:
Use a liquid layout instead.
But doesn't the text get so wide (on a widescreen monitor) that it becomes difficult to read ? regards,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]
No. When I first got my widescreen monitor a couple of months ago I found it incredibly hard to read long lines of text, now it's second nature. People with widescreens are used to reading wide screens. Besides your left and right panels will take up a good chunk of that space. It's just annoying to have a widescreen and not see it used to capacity. But the other benefit of a liquid layout is users with far narrower screens or people who set their browser window to less than full screen. It's really the only way to go if you want a professional looking page that everyone can read equally.
When everyone is a hero no one is a hero.
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No. When I first got my widescreen monitor a couple of months ago I found it incredibly hard to read long lines of text, now it's second nature. People with widescreens are used to reading wide screens. Besides your left and right panels will take up a good chunk of that space. It's just annoying to have a widescreen and not see it used to capacity. But the other benefit of a liquid layout is users with far narrower screens or people who set their browser window to less than full screen. It's really the only way to go if you want a professional looking page that everyone can read equally.
When everyone is a hero no one is a hero.
Thanks John, You've helped me make my mind up, I think I'll take on your suggestions. Appreciate it,
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net]