- From: Scott E. Preece <preece@predator.urbana.mcd.mot.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 10:48:27 -0500
- To: abigail@ny.fnx.com
- CC: www-html@w3.org
<<My intention is to not conduct any more of this discussion on the mailing list, which has seen more than enough of our opinions... -sep>> From: "Abigail" <abigail@ny.fnx.com> | ++ I agree, almost. I agree that pointing to features is more useful than | ++ pointing to the browser (since the same feature may appear | ++ asynchronously in different browsers). The "resize to just fit this | ++ line", however, is often useful. Many sites include graphics or wide | ++ tables that simply work a lot better if the window is the right size. | | But then 'resizing to just fit this line' doesn't work, does it? | It will only work when using the same font and browser as the author | used. --- Although it *can* be precise (as, for instance, with pre-formatted tables), you're right that it's usually just an approximation. It's not a *big* deal, but the cost of being wrong or of the user ignoring it is also, as you note, small. --- | | ++ Authors shouldn't do this without thinking about it, but when they *do* | ++ need to do it, it's nice to tell the reader in advance, so she can set | ++ things up before the data arrives. | | Huh? I've yet to see a browser I cannot resize after the data has | arrived. --- Well, yes. On the other hand, for a page with large or complicated tables, the re-plot time may be irritating and I have sometimes seen browsers go out and re-fetch the pages after a re-size. scott -- scott preece motorola/mcg urbana design center 1101 e. university, urbana, il 61801 phone: 217-384-8589 fax: 217-384-8550 internet mail: preece@urbana.mcd.mot.com
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