[geeks] Newspaper Web Sites

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Thu Aug 16 20:01:57 CDT 2007


Brian Dunbar wrote:
>>>> I *hate* *HATE* newspaper websites that are set up with a hard column
>>>> width on the screen.
>>> s/newspaper//
>> Indeed.
>>
>>> If folks can't figure out how to make a layout that scales horizontally,
>>> they need to put down the HTML/CSS editor and find a position better
>>> suited for their aptitude--like digging ditches.
>> I bet you they could screw that up too.
>>
>> Gaah!
> 
> I imagine they're competent enough - but they've been told 'this is the
> way it's done' so they're stuck with it.
> 
> I imagine to the people in charge it makes the site look 'more newspapery'.

And they wonder why the newspaper business is dying a slow death.

Peace...  Sridhar



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