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Re: WIDTH measurement units for wide-screen monitors

From: Tig <tigger@lvlworld.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:17:06 +1100
To: webmaster <webmaster@amelox.com>
Cc: www-validator@w3.org
Message-ID: <20090307001706.GA28398@lvlworld.com> 
On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 11:04:30AM -0800, webmaster wrote:
> Gentlemen,
> 
> I have troubles formatting my XHTML web pages suitable for the new
> wide-screen (entertainment) monitors.
> 
>  
> 
> The <width> statement does not take em measurements in <body>, <table>, and
> <all listings>, if not others.
> 
>  
> 
> Imagine reading a newspaper that has only one column with every paragraph
> splashed over the entire page width.
> 
> That would look terrible, would you agree?  That is what happens with these
> new wide-screen 16:9 monitors .
> 

I suggest the zoom page options on most recent browsers (I know Firefox 3
and the PS3 Browser both have this option). It make any page easy to
read on a 1080p TV.

-Tig
Received on Saturday, 7 March 2009 00:23:16 UTC

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