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I am playing around with a different homepage layout for people with widescreen monitors.

If your browser window is more than 1200 pixels wide it will load this wider homepage.

I run 1920*1080 resolution so having the page wider is nice. I will be using the extra width to change the blocks shown on the right column to have more detail.

   

YESS !!! Please that would be great. I also have an HD monitor and i'm always zooming to read text to not get a headache after 5minutes.

Most websites have that thing for a centered column-made layout. That leaves 2 very wide blanks each site with nothing. I remember years ago when people had 640x480, 800x600 and new 1028x768 resolutions, the websites were made dynamics to adjust according to the different layout. In 2011, why the fixed layout ?

   

this will not increase the size of the text though... If you have a hard time reading the text you can zoom in

   

So, while getting about 60% more space you won't try to increase the size of the font ? Maybe you could at least make the site more compatible for a bigger font. Because, when increasing the font on the client size, all the layout is screwed up and the things are not placed at their proper place.

   

I can zoom in with Chrome or Firefox and nothing is screwed up or out of place...

   

I have a 23 inch widescreen with a 1920*1080 resolution too and can read the text without zooming in no problems. Maybe Proc needs to get his eyes checked.

Everything looks good when I zoom in too.

Are you just changing the home page, Canadaka?

   

Oh sorry... I was talking about changing the font size not zooming in...

Anyway. My question still stands. With a resolution that high, why not increase the font size a little ?

@raydan: hey, it's you to old fart here

   

The home page looks good Trev!

I don't see the need to increase font size though.

   

I think so, its the only page that needs the extra space.

I'm working on a new homepage layout here http://www.canadaka.net/home_test
not done yet

   

ok ok you are all against me ! I'm only a frog talking !!! (sarcasm, to precise)

   

But Trev, with the statistics you are gathering, you should be able to see the percentage of visitors with X or Y resolution, no ?

   

lol.. not against you Proculation!

I have never had the need to zoom in that's all. The font size is fine for me (unless I take my glasses off)

   

The font size will not change, its standard font-size, same as Google and majority of websites. If you can't read the text you have bad eyesight and would have a problem reading almost every website on the internet... so get glasses or page zoom.

FARRRRRRRRRRRT

   

wow i'm surprised that's that much spread out. And btw, for the font size, it was only a suggestion

I have no eyesight problem it's just that with the much higher resolution monitor we have now, Keeping a single layout is not very innovative. I'm not just talking about this site. Most websites are based on that too. Anyway, that was my opinion. Take it or leave.

   

ribbit...

   

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