I was using some of the different stylesheets on here, and I noticed how some have the navigation area on the right side as opposed to the left (like the default theme).
Well my monitor is widescreen too. So looking all the way to the left would be a pain in the ass... If the menu is on the left the content is more pushed to the center of the screen, where my eyes are most of the time..
see the way i see it is with the navigation on the right it feels closer to my mouse... it doesn't feel like i am going across to reach at it (if it was on the left)
But since most mice have scroll wheels now a days why would you keep your mouse on the right side of the screen. Additionally, I just hit up or down when I'm browsing if I don't have a scroll wheel.
i am not saying that i do keep my mouse closer to the right... i'm talking about the perception my mind goes through when i actually have to move the mouse over to the left. it does feel like i am reaching across my body
im with outbreak on this one. totally agree. i think it comes from years of using email accounts where the conrol panel is on the left, just got too used to it now to change
IE breaks it, I've tried. I'm putting more and more serious thought into that "FUCK AN IE" extension to deny IE users from even accessing my style. or at least my forums.
Yeah, I've always been confused as to why you can't define in a style sheet:
widht: < 800px ;
or something like that, which would basically mean, up until 800 pixels, the width is to be fluid and to expand, but it is to be fixed at 800px or high resolution screens.
Also vinay, with a properly set layout, you'd never have to scroll sideways anyhow.
haha, i love omfg's name, i just read jesusphreaks comment "omfg, do you have a particular reason for that?" asif he was really upset or some such about his idea.
And i prefer it on the left - mainly i guess cause most control panels seem to be - start menu, XP folder controls, the majority of website nav's where its not along the top, etc. And yeah i also feel that its like..stopping...the content when its on the right. Even though its not.
yeah its in western culture that you read from left to right from top to bottom so top left things get more attention....so the things you place there should be more important...navigation or advertisement or hints are a good thing to put there ;) or logos :D
> Yeah, I've always been confused as to why you can't define in a style sheet: > widht: < 800px ; > or something like that, which would basically mean, up until 800 pixels, the width is to be fluid and to expand, but it is to be fixed at 800px or high resolution screens.
God that would be so great. or > 500px so it's always more than 500 pixels.
> Also vinay, with a properly set layout, you'd never have to scroll sideways anyhow.
True enough. But while the number of properly set layout's is growing, so is the number of ones that aren't.
i prefer it on the left. mainly because of habit i guess..
as per the maximum and minimum widths stuff you can have 'max-width' and 'min-width' in css. however this isnt supported very well in current browsers.
also regarding the position fixed nav (which i think would be nice) have a read of ( http://www.snook.ca/archives/000368.html ) which works in IE pc/mac. its using a javascript workaround but does the job allright.. ( extension maybe ? )