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I'm having trouble parsing this part of your comment: "I dislike fixed headers for any interface that isn't for a phone or tablet because almost all laptop and
by geuis 13y ago
I'm having trouble parsing this part of your comment:
"I dislike fixed headers for any interface that isn't for a phone or tablet because almost all laptop and desktop screens are widescreen."
Are you saying that only fixed headers only work on mobile interfaces and they shouldn't be used on desktop? If so, I disagree with you. Fixed headers, if they are used at all, should only be used on desktop. There's simply not enough screen real estate on mobile. DDG actually does a nice job with this and doesn't use the fixed nav on mobile. Also, I don't see how desktop widescreen has anything to do with a fixed nav header.
If you are saying that fixed headers only belong on desktop/laptop, then I agree with you.
- dredmorbius 13y agoI agree with both you and GP. Fixed headers should be banned on all devices. They're a crutch, an annoyance, steal real estate, make me dislike your site, and frequently (if I cannot remove them by some means) will encourage me to use an alternate site. For content-heavy sites, these and similar annoyances send me straight to Readability via bookmarklet or plugin.
- lnanek2 13y agohe's probably saying widescreens have less vertical room, so a fixed header then makes it even less. so a fixed header is more of a problem on them. thought experiment: if you had a 20" wide screen that was only 10" tall, you'd hate anything that took up your vertical space, wouldn't you?