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[http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08724.html Bernie] and [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08744.html Sascha] expressed concerns about the use of fixed width content, and [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08743.html Josh] explained his preference, "...That's true, you can always resize the window. I'm in the camp that it's better to set a maximum width because I think it's harder to read long  
 
[http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08724.html Bernie] and [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08744.html Sascha] expressed concerns about the use of fixed width content, and [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08743.html Josh] explained his preference, "...That's true, you can always resize the window. I'm in the camp that it's better to set a maximum width because I think it's harder to read long  
 
strings of text. Also I don't enjoy resizing the window just for sites that do this..." and explained some options as well as requested further discussion.
 
strings of text. Also I don't enjoy resizing the window just for sites that do this..." and explained some options as well as requested further discussion.
: I find that I want to reflow text into wide windows often so I can compare versions and different pages by stacking them above and below each other.  I'm frustrated by sites with fixed width because this prevents reflowing the text into long windows. Because of this, more text is hidden from single view and reducing my effectiveness by forcing me into vertical scrolling and shorter comparisons.  
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: I find that I want to reflow text into wide windows often so I can compare versions and different pages by stacking them above and below each other.  I'm frustrated by sites with fixed width because this prevents reflowing the text into long windows. Because of this, more text is hidden from single view and reducing my effectiveness by forcing me into vertical scrolling and shorter comparisons. (Side-by-side window comparisons are often frustrated by images and other features that float the text into unusual jumbles.)
 
: This seems to be an issue of which configuration provides more capability and freedom to use it, and optimizing convenience without  restricting capability. --[[User:FGrose|FGrose]]
 
: This seems to be an issue of which configuration provides more capability and freedom to use it, and optimizing convenience without  restricting capability. --[[User:FGrose|FGrose]]

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