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Re:Design of This Website (2021) by bradley_taunt on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @07:52AM (#30931015)
> Some devices just aren't suitable for some types of content

I think that’s rather dismissive when said content is simple text in the browser. Easy solution: don’t use fixed navigation - it is a very bad UX pattern for content/informational websites. That’s why scrolling exists. I assure you that users don’t require access to your menu 24/7 when reading through your website.

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Re:Design of This Website (2021) by bradley_taunt on Thursday April 07, 2022 @10:07AM (#30944606)
Replying to my own comment for additional content:

I wrote about this "sticky" header problem back in 2019. Seems very relevant to this current discussion.

https://tdarb.org/blog/sticky-elements.html

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Re:Design of This Website (2021) by hypertele-Xii on Thursday April 07, 2022 @03:28AM (#30941700)
> I think that’s rather dismissive when said content is simple text in the browser.

Content is not simple text in this case. My site is designed for visual arts and experimental literature, including poetry.

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Re:Design of This Website (2021) by bradley_taunt on Thursday April 07, 2022 @05:02AM (#30942235)
My point is that if it is built out in HTML - it should work on any device that can render HTML.

Many other art-based, photography focused and creative writing projects work fine in my browser. You seem to just be avoiding the removal of bad UX patterns (fixed elements) for personal reasons - which is fine.

But you shouldn’t hint towards the fact that it’s “how things are” and they “can’t be fixed”. You’re hurting user experience for personal preference - not limitations.

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