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Question about page layout

         

sren

3:00 am on Sep 25, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I'm designing a website based on a full screen 3 column layout.
It's almost done and it works well in any browser both in 800x600 and 1024x768.
The problem I found is that the center column looks too wide, and it doesen't look comfortable to read articles in such a wide column. (specially in 1024x768)
So what I did was to add a table width 80%, centered, at the begining of the code.
Now the page looks good, it even looks a little bit more professional, and it's still good for any browser.
Does the width should be limited only to make the site more accesible?
In my case, I did it just because it does look better.
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benihana

4:12 pm on Sep 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



I dont think your going to get a definate answer for this one - the problem is that to short a lines are can inhibit reading speed, and so can to long. Its difficult to please everyone.

I tend to use a fixed width of about 10 words per line (at normal/medium browser font size ) - and sometimes use a stylehseet switcher so people can have full screen if they want.

Ben