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>I am not about to resize my browser window every single time when I switch tabs. That's sincerely and squarely your problem to deal with. >Line width is not
by Dalewyn 2y ago
>I am not about to resize my browser window every single time when I switch tabs.
That's sincerely and squarely your problem to deal with.
>Line width is not something a designer came up with and just decided to force on to people. It is well-supported by research and actually proven to make text more pleasant to read.
Doesn't change my point that user preferences should be left to the user to decide.
>don't you think it is a bit silly that you are effectively just arguing that we all should go back to plain text with no formatting?
No. That is actually the ideal internet. Browsers are user agents, users should be rendering web pages as they see fit.
Practicality dictates the correct answer is somewhere in the middle, but authority resting with the users is a good thing.
- lexicality 2y ago> That's sincerely and squarely your problem to deal with. User testing suggests you're very strongly in the minority here. Surely web pages being too thin is actually your problem to deal with? Can't you just configure your user agent to render the page as you prefer?
- creesch 2y ago> No. That is actually the ideal internet. Browsers are user agents, users should be rendering web pages as they see fit. Alright, fair if that is your base stance I can understand your reasoning. If we are talking about the territory of practicality, I am fairly confident to state that most people (general audience) will have their browser window either in full screen or at the same size. So, when catering to "the masses". When dealing with longer form text, dictating the line width, given the studied benefits, to me seems like a sensible practical thing to do. Which benefits most people, except for purists like you. Which is a long-winded way of me saying that maybe it is more your problem than it is my problem ;)