balam - 11:11 pm on May 31, 2003 (gmt 0)

Well, full screen mode IS often used for projection

I completely disagree with that, but agree to 'projection IS often used in full-screen mode...'

We can disagree with Opera's decision, but there is a logic to it.

There's logic behind everything - but sometimes that logic could be faulty. It seems the logic here is that Opera figures if I want to run in full-screen mode, then I must be surfing the web via a projection on my living room wall.

While I don't doubt some of us are surfing via our walls and checking out www.rotten.com in life-sized g(l)ory, are there really enough of us doing this that Opera's default behaviour is justified?

Ok, granted it...

only happens on pages where a media="screen" statement is used

...but it's because...

the most conscientious CSS authors are the ones most likely to run into a problem here

...that I get peeved.

Opera's logical leap that if I want to reclaim that extra inch of screen real estate must mean that I'm actually using a projector or printing to transparencies is a bit much for me, especially if there's an insinuation that there's a 'problem' and it's mine to 'fix.' Hey, things worked perfectly fine before Opera showed up, and if there's a problem, it's Opera's to fix.

It just seems that the cart is leading the horse... Ok, not such a bad thing, since this has brought us such wonders as the <blink> and <marquee> tags. But, it would be nice if for once browsers made accommodations for us, as opposed to us having to make accommodations for every damned point release for all those evil browsers...

Wouldn't better logic be if there's a 'media="projection"' statement then go ahead and use those styles, but otherwise stick to the styles you have instead throwing it all away?

Anyway, rhetorical questions & venting...

balam