[wp-hackers] Re: The fixed with of the admin area

[Matt]

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com> wrote:

> I disagree -- I, and I think many others here, want _exactly_ that. I have
> a
> 19" CRT monitor at 1600x1200 resolution for a reason. If I didn't want it
> that wide, I could easily just resize my browser.
>
+1. I have a 22" monitor (at 1680x1050), and I'd like to be able to use all
of it if I want to (and I do want to).

I really don't see why this is becoming such a big deal. Don't set a
max-width, and if people on larger monitors (or resolutions) want the width
to be smaller, then they can use that nifty little feature, available in all
modern operating systems, to resize their browser window. Simple as that.

Yes, it may be proven that most people prefer to read/type on a certain
sized textbox, but why should WordPress be "advocating" this? Usability? No,
because most people use larger monitors for *greater usability*.


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