So. There is no right way. Sure, it's easy to please both sides of the argument with a simple configuration option... but then one of those options doesn't look right (to the designer) and that doesn't sit well with him (the designer).
I like maximized browsers. I like shorter line lengths: it's easier to read.
I like organized layouts; fluid on large resolutions make me cringe.
That was my reasoning. There are lots of points for & against both. I'm not saying one is right and one is wrong. I'm not saying one is better than the other. I'm just saying that there was more to it than me saying "
oh, I like it this way...".
(even though I did)
I don't know what will happen. We are still working on some factors that will influence this (rules, funding, performance, etc). The most important thing about this site is the content
(read: FIRST robotics). The second most important thing about this site is that it exists
(read: funding). Some of the talks of advertising, funding, donations, etc, prompted me to test some things out on fixed & fluid layouts.
Here is some reading, if you're bored.
Pro Fluid:
http://www.htmldog.com/ptg/archives/000012.php
Pro Fixed:
http://photomatt.net/2003/12/11/deat...width-designs/
http://css.weblogsinc.com/entry/1234000037032108/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archiv...width_layouts/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archiv..._fluid_debate/
http://sidesh0w.com/weblog/2003/12/1..._the_chestnut/
http://www.notestips.com/80256B3A007F2692/1/TAIO-5TT34F
http://www.designbyfire.com/000032.html
http://9rules.com/whitespace/design/liquid_vs_fixed.php
http://9rules.com/whitespace/design/...id_layouts.php
http://simon.incutio.com/archive/200...9/fullPageZoom
http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/arch...yout-your-take
http://www.clagnut.com/blog/267/
http://www.htmldog.com/ptg/archives/000012.php
http://www.adactio.com/journal/displ...1215235923.xml
http://www.codepoetry.net/archives/2...d_vs_fluid.php
http://forums.hostmysite.com/about679.html
http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/arch...yout-your-take
http://www.dezwozhere.com/blog/archives/000056.html
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/ar...ou_decide.html
http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/fflinelength.html
http://forums.mobileburn.com/showthread.php?t=5043
http://www.codepoetry.net/node/1632/print
http://www.autisticcuckoo.net/archiv...liquid-elastic
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/em/
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/fluid_thinking/
http://www.stopdesign.com/log/2003/1...dorliquid.html
http://wv4.co.uk/blog/web/fluid-vs-f...ss-zen-garden/
http://www.flyte.biz/resources/newsl...web-pages.html