Re: Web page width

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From: Anna Maurer (annam@uclink.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 08:28:20 PDT

You're probably safe at putting optional content on the right side, but
what about a fluid design that isn't set at x pixels? There are so many
ways people can view web pages: 15" monitors never reset from factory
default of 640x480 or browser windows never/always maximized, for example.

Design decisions should be based on site mission and audience. I'd go with
whatever suits your needs.

A

At 05:54 PM 7/31/2002 -0700, Debra Goldentyer wrote:
>What concerns me is printing pages. That's where I draw the right-hand line.
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>D.
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>At 05:10 PM 7/31/02 -0700, Sara Leavitt wrote:
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>>Hello,
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>>Is it safe to make campus web pages 800 pixels wide now? We have been
>>holding at 600 pixels at LHS because our audience includes K-12 teachers
>>who often have older systems, but we really could use that additional
>>screen real estate. I see some 800-pixel-wide campus sites are putting
>>"optional" content in the far right column. Is that a good compromise?
>>
>>-Sara
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>> email: saral@uclink.berkeley.edu
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