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Re: define "liquid design"

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From: Tim Beadle
Date: May 4, 2005 6:21AM

On 5/3/05, pixeldiva < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>> To my mind...
>>
>> Liquid design = fills the page, no matter what size the window/screen
>> resolution.


I don't mean to be pedantic, but a liquid design doesn't have to
*fill* the page/window. There could be a 100px margin around the
content, but if the content changes size when the window size is
changed, then that's liquid design.

It's all about what mechanism alters the size of elements. It's either:

1. The window (liquid design),
2. The current font size (elastic/flexible design), or
3. Nothing (fixed design).

Best regards,

Tim