Getting Wider
My friend Joshua suggested two months ago that I make my blog page 950 pixels wide (up from 800 pixels).
I finally waded into the css sheet and did it. So now the center column is 550 pixels and the sidebars are the same width.
If anyone has a problem reading the blog now that it's wider, please let me know.
I like it better because I can get more content above the fold and it emphasizes the center column more.
I like it! Definitely easier to read.
Posted by: Meri | September 03, 2006 at 01:30 PM
I think it's a definite improvement.
One note to other readers: I had to hit "shift" while pressing the reload button to get Firefox to actually refresh the CSS file.
Posted by: Jon | September 03, 2006 at 01:46 PM
Ctrl+F5 ... for some of us.
Posted by: Emil Sotirov | September 03, 2006 at 02:12 PM
Couldn't you just make the centre column fluid (so that it stretches to fit the available space)? That way it'll work for everybody.
I'm using a 1024x768 screen but because I have a sidebar on my browser I have to scroll horizontally now.
Posted by: David Emery | September 03, 2006 at 02:15 PM
Thanks for the shift+reload tip above, same here - I had no clue:-(
As for the layout, I wonder why most blogs use fixed with at all... it feels like a waste of screen real estate not to stretch it to whatever is available...
Posted by: Zoli Erdos | September 03, 2006 at 02:24 PM
I see proportional widths: 20% - 60% - 20%
Posted by: Emre Sokullu | September 03, 2006 at 06:14 PM
"As for the layout, I wonder why most blogs use fixed with at all... it feels like a waste of screen real estate not to stretch it to whatever is available..."
Text is easier to read if the user doesn't have to scan long distances to orient themselves back to the beginning of the next line. I suspect the reason most blogs stick to a 800x600 or at most, 1024x768 layout is because both are highly readable.
Posted by: Kyle | September 03, 2006 at 08:30 PM