- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 09:03:20 -0500 (EST)
- To: sifyalok@sify.com
- cc: WAI Mailing list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
As you say, using the available space is also helpful. On a 1600x1200 browser, it is possible to use a large font, and take the available space. But again, with a fixed width layout, this may only appear in half the screen, which is a big waste. In fact, the most common way of doing fixed widths is to have tables for column layout. This is not ideal anyway, but if it is going to be used then tables are pretty good at reflowing content in most browsers that support them. Cheers (and I think you should revalue it to a few more cents ;-) Charles On 2 Nov 2000 sifyalok@sify.com wrote: Though I do not agree to the fact so much, but one reason is that in lower resolutions than what the site has been designed for, fixed size will give horizontal scrolling. Another reason could be greater use of available space at any resolution. However, Working in percentage mode, might increase blank spaces, and disrupt the layout as well, thus affecting accessability in a different way I believe that one has to focus on audience and then take such decisions. Generalizing, is probably not the right thing here. just my 2 cents.. Cheers alokjain Cognitive Consulatnt Satyam Infoway Ltd. India Quoting Anthony Quinn <anthony@frontend.com>: > Hi All, > > I\'m new to this group and was wondering if anyone can explain (in non > technical lingo please) why fixed width sizing of web pages is a bad thing > for accessibility. > > thanks in advance, > > Anthony > > __________________________________________________ _____ > > Anthony Quinn UI Design Manager > > Frontend ~ Usability Engineering & Interface Design > 40 Westland Row, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland > > Visit our Usability InfoCentre at: > http://www.frontend.com/usability_infocentre/ > > anthony.quinn@frontend.com tel: +353 1 241 1600 > http://www.frontend.com fax: +353 1 241 1601 > __________________________________________________ _____ > > ----------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.sify.com -- Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org phone: +61 (0) 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI Location: I-cubed, 110 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia September - November 2000: W3C INRIA, 2004 Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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