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Originally Posted by DaveSawers
Fixed width websites are so last year don't you think?
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Actually no. I am getting more call than ever to design fixed width sites. A good indicator is at my client's initial meeting where I ask them to pick a couple of sites that they like the look of. If its a fluid site, fair enough, but I am finding that fixed is preferable.
OK so maybe fixed not at 800 x 600 as this is being phased out but certainly 1024 x 768.
Besides have you ever tried to read text across a long screen? A bit of whitespace is good for any website.
ackerley, I would definitely recommend a separate stylesheet for the low res called up for thus:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/yournormalstylesheet.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/handheldstylesheet.css" type="text/css" media="handheld" />
A good article about this can be found at
Media Queries and Handheld stylesheets - Slightly ajar - by David Storey. I also wrote about fixed design (and my reasons for doing so) at:
Small business articles, SEO web design articles - DVH Design
Hope this helps.