The “logical” markup is just a artificial pretense. Other than academic papers, vast majority of commercial sites do not have any natural logical structure. The thinking about flowed vs fixed layout was that, always markup by logical structure, but use css to make the design/layout. Note, CSS was invented in 1996 but isn't used widely till ~2002. Fixed layout design, is favored by artists or “designers” (aka desktop publishing of 1990s on Mac), because it's pretty. example: chapters, sections, subsections. design for specific screen width.Īlso, flowed layout is pretty much favored by nerds or programers, who focus on logical structure. ![]() Note that, web design began in ~1994 when html began. What actually happens, as with today's “responsive design”, is just design for four or so intended screen size and ratio. Flow layout is supposed to work in any screen size and ratio. I prefer flowed, and thought about it for years. The debate about fixed vs flowed layout is that, fixed is always better looking on a specific screen.īut flowed looks much better on a screen not the designer intended/expected. ![]() Here's minimal window width assumptions of apple facebook google microsoft amazon etc sites around 2010 Web Design: Fixed-Layout vs Flowed-Layout ![]() if ur window is smaller, u can only see parts. They assume ur screen is ≥ 1000 pixels wide.įixed layout is like printed magazine. Most sites is fixed layout.īest example is Apple. Note that in 2000s, there is big brouhaha among “web design” circles about Fixed-Layout vs Flowed-Layout. Web Design: Fixed-Layout, Flowed-Layout, Responsive Design
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