58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere

Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by Blackthorn on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:53PM (#32974666)

People who use that accursed max-width style are the bane of my existence. Let it fill the entire browser! I have no idea how this became a trend.

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Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by thunky on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:56PM (#32974712)

People are using 48+ inch OLED tvs for monitors now. Someone reading full width text will look like they're watching a tennis match.

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Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by Blackthorn on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:58PM (#32974754)

People can set the exact width they're comfortable with by making the browser window the size they want. But the moment that max-width is added, the choice is removed.

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Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by xigoi on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:32PM (#32975112)

Then they'll have to resize it every time they visit a website where a wide window is actually beneficial.

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Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by thunky on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:11PM (#32974890)

That's a good point and I feel the same way about links that open in news tabs.

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Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by RobbieGM on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:54PM (#32974682)

Isn't it more readable not to have really long lines?

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Re:58 bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere by curlftpfs on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:00PM (#32974777)

We can have both! Wide containers with narrow line lengths.

We call them "columns" and they're part of CSS now.

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