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yea, the funny thing is i like 800×600 but i noticed not many people use that resolution any longer. 20% or less according to the visitors that go to W3C’s site and about 1% of visitors to my various sites. So I could make it bigger.. i dunno, i’m working on a new theme that will scale

@vkaryl – ah.. a like minded individual 🙂 I can’t center this sadly because it’s done using absolute positioning. I had a javascript that would center and resize the browser window but that caused a whole bunch of mess and problems. So it is what it is. I am designing a new theme though soon. It will be similar, but different and will address many of the issues talked about here. I may or may not use it personally, but it will be a creation for fun and so that people can use it. Just trying to contribute.

@pcmt – Read my post again. Yes I have heard of it. A link to it can be found at the bottom of my page. My point is in jest….you’ll get it.

@moshu – I know, there’s not really any standards for web. That’s the sad thing. I just was excited to see that this javascript worked for IE and FF. I assume it works on all browsers, though this is the reason why I wanted to get people to see the site! It seems a user on Linux had a problem. Though I’m unsure if it’s the javascript or the system it was run on. Regardless, I will be removing the javascript window resize. Now that I’ve had a sufficient amount of feedback and good arguments brought up.

“Frames have gone out of style for many reasons, all having to do with the fact that they make the site less usable. “

I agree with your other points 100%. However this part…
I’m sorry but that’s a completely false statement. There is no one person in charge of dictating what is in style and what isn’t. There are MANY MANY MANY well dessigned sites that use frames.

I feel with the advent of CSS, it allows them to be even more advanced and handled much better. This makes them superior to old-fashioned html ones. If you want to read and practice an article some guy wrote in 1996, then go ahead. It’s now 10 years later. Frames have changed.

It is true; however, that I will be making another theme that gives more space to the viewing area for the post. In part due to some of the points brought up here and in part due to the way moo.fx script works. This initial theme was an experiment and don’t think that I have neglected everyone’s input here.

At the same time I just want to point out that I’m not recognizing personal preference as law. So anyone’s post that claimed something less than scientific I probably am ignoring…at least to a degree.

yea. i know what you mean. i do believe the area is pretty well maximized though for the main reading area.

and this is part of something that i will change with the next design actually, though not because i dislike it, but because the javascript effect i want to apply to it won’t allow for it to be scrolling.

you still can use your wheel on your mouse though…i do all the time. like you said just need to have it over the box.

what i really wanted to do was make the comment box able to be expanded upward to allow for more viewing area, BUT again, the script won’t allow that because it’s scrolling.

i am curious to know your resolution though. that may play a big factor. if it’s really high then yea, you’re working with a small window for content. if its 1280×1024 or less, you’re seeing more like what i am and i feel the room is ample enough.

thanks!