- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:14:28 -0700
- To: w3c <w3c@maisqi.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:24 AM, w3c <w3c@maisqi.com> wrote: > Hello to all. > The draft at this point includes the "vw" and "vh" units, that are relative > to the browser's viewport. They sure are useful, but I think that there's a > need for units that are relative to the user's screen size. > > Let's say I have a big picture to show on a browser. I know that users with > a big-screen (1600x900, 1920x1080, etc) will be able to see it without a > problem, but all others will have to scroll or see only a portion of it. If > I could set a max-size relative to device width, let's say 95dw, browsers on > smaller screen would show the image at the biggest size possible. Of course, > users would have to maximize the browser, but I see no problem there. > > This case could not be handled by the "vw" unit because that would resize > the image whenever the user tweaked the window size. I don't see the point > on that. > > max-width:100% would not solve the problem easily, either, because that > would force me to set all the image's parents to full (browser's window) > width, what sometimes isn't possible. > > I think this could be a good addition to the standard and I'm ready to > advocate it. So, was I able to explain my point? Can I make it clearer? Hello Filipe! I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to do. If a user has their browser non-maximized, they presumably have a reason for it, and you should treat them the same as if the user had a smaller screen and maximized their browser. Why do you want to force them to maximize their browser in order to use your site effectively? ~TJ
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