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Re: define "liquid design"

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From: pixeldiva
Date: May 3, 2005 4:40PM

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

>> Thanx. I have been given a design that's being defined as liquid.
>> However, it starts at a fixed width for an 800x600 screen, then becomes
>> larger when you increase the font size, not when viewed with a larger
>> resolution screen. I was trying to find something that supported my
>> assertion that that's not really liquid design.
>>
>> Any and all suggestions, comments, etc. are appreciated.


To my mind...

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

Flexible design = expands when font size is increased (can also, but
doesn't usually, contract when font size is reduced)

pix
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