Fixed-width Web Page comment

Hi, Scott,

You write:

>  The final problem with choosing a specific width for web
>  page layouts is that the analysis justifying the choice is
>  almost always based on the assumption that users will
>  maximize their browser windows. This is far from universal
>  practice, and as monitor resolutions increase, there is no
>  doubt that it will become even less common.

Matthew Thomas has a very good discussion of why Windows users 
maximize windows, and it really doesn't have much to do with screen 
resolution.  I think he's right.

<http://mpt.phrasewise.com/2003/05/09>

Peace,
--Carl