Wide margins on Mobileread

JayCeeEll · 09-03-2008, 05:19 PM

Is it really necessary to have such wide margins on the Mobileread site. It is a bit of a pet hate of mine that so many sites waste large amounts of space on the screen.

I increase the font size *2 on most web pages and often end up with a ten word column down the middle of the page, agggghhhh!

Could this be a user setting of some kind if you don't want to make a global change?

Many thanks for a great site even so.

Taylor514ce · 09-03-2008, 05:23 PM

I'm not on staff, but feel confident in the answer: this site, as with most well-designed sites, is designed to fit the width of a monitor with 1024x768 resolution, the most common resolution. Furthermore, it is set to center on the screen. Thus the "wide margins" are an artifact of you using a higher resolution monitor.

Alexander Turcic · 09-03-2008, 05:26 PM

Jay, in the bottom left, there is a drop-down menu allowing you to switch from "fixed" to "liquid".

daffy4u · 09-03-2008, 05:26 PM

I like the margins.

pilotbob · 09-03-2008, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayCeeEll

Is it really necessary to have such wide margins on the Mobileread site. It is a bit of a pet hate of mine that so many sites waste large amounts of space on the screen.

Resize your browser so it is not so wide... you also reclaim some of your desktop this way. Having lines that are too wide actually make the site harder to read.

BOb

pilotbob · 09-03-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Jay, in the bottom left, there is a drop-down menu allowing you to switch from "fixed" to "liquid".

Cool... they think of everything!

zelda_pinwheel · 09-03-2008, 05:28 PM

it might be useful for you to switch to "liquid" display : scroll to the bottom of the page and on the left side of the blue bar you'll see a dropdown menu : select "liquid". this allows the site to adapt to the window size instead of forcing a fixed width. it should help.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-03-2008, 05:28 PM

wow, i was REALLY slow here.

Alexander Turcic · 09-03-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, i was REALLY slow here.

Yeah... we're talking about seconds here...

JayCeeEll · 09-03-2008, 05:42 PM

I love liquid

Thanks guys & gals for the a very quick response.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-03-2008, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Yeah... we're talking about seconds here...

hee !

sometimes a few seconds makes all the difference...

pilotbob · 09-03-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hee !

sometimes a few seconds makes all the difference...

That's what she said.

Alexander Turcic · 09-04-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

That's what she said.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-04-2008, 08:59 AM

you know i think this is the first time i actually understood that joke.

pilotbob · 09-04-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

you know i think this is the first time i actually understood that joke.

You actually made the joke... I just brought it home.

You should get the rim shot.

That's what she said!

BOb

09-03-2008, 05:19 PM	#1
JayCeeEll Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 204 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Device: PRS-300	Wide margins on Mobileread Is it really necessary to have such wide margins on the Mobileread site. It is a bit of a pet hate of mine that so many sites waste large amounts of space on the screen. I increase the font size *2 on most web pages and often end up with a ten word column down the middle of the page, agggghhhh! Could this be a user setting of some kind if you don't want to make a global change? Many thanks for a great site even so.

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09-03-2008, 05:23 PM	#2
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	I'm not on staff, but feel confident in the answer: this site, as with most well-designed sites, is designed to fit the width of a monitor with 1024x768 resolution, the most common resolution. Furthermore, it is set to center on the screen. Thus the "wide margins" are an artifact of you using a higher resolution monitor.

09-03-2008, 05:26 PM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Jay, in the bottom left, there is a drop-down menu allowing you to switch from "fixed" to "liquid".

09-03-2008, 05:26 PM	#4
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I like the margins.

09-03-2008, 05:28 PM	#7
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	it might be useful for you to switch to "liquid" display : scroll to the bottom of the page and on the left side of the blue bar you'll see a dropdown menu : select "liquid". this allows the site to adapt to the window size instead of forcing a fixed width. it should help.

09-03-2008, 05:42 PM	#10
JayCeeEll Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 204 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Device: PRS-300	I love liquid Thanks guys & gals for the a very quick response.

09-04-2008, 08:59 AM	#14
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	you know i think this is the first time i actually understood that joke.