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Re: Criticism Please

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On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:07:55 PM UTC+11, David Mark wrote:
> On Mar 13, 8:36 pm, Web Interface Tricks
> <webinterfacetri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know how useful this would be, but I'm trying to make a
> > javascript program for rapidly designing page layouts; the theory
> > being it would give people more time worrying about content instead.
> >
> > I'm interested in anyone's criticism of the idea or the execution (or
> > both), if you have a minute to spare.
> 
> Briefly, why are the checkboxes to the right of their labels in a LTR
> document? 

I guess I'm used to seeing forms with descriptions on the left and inputs on the right, both on paper and on the web, but I accept those are usually text fields not checkboxes.

> That always looks weird. 

Ok I will test it the other way and see how it looks.

> And why is everything in pixel
> units?

Three main reasons. 
1 I'm used to using pixels and find them predictable and consistent.
2 I noticed most web-pages these days have a central column of about 900-1000 pixels, in the centre of the window, so that was the first setting I included.
3 Then I made everything else in pixels for consistency, and for reason 1.

But I'm open to suggestions. How do you prefer to think of sizes when formatting various page elements?

Thanks for your feedback.

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Criticism Please Web Interface Tricks <webinterfacetricks@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 17:36 -0700
  Re: Criticism Please David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 18:07 -0700
    Re: Criticism Please Web Interface Tricks <webinterfacetricks@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 20:12 -0700
      Re: Criticism Please David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 20:47 -0700
  Re: Criticism Please Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2012-03-14 18:23 +1100
    Re: Criticism Please Web Interface Tricks <webinterfacetricks@gmail.com> - 2012-03-14 05:20 -0700
  Re: Criticism Please Dr J R Stockton <reply1211@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-03-15 22:31 +0000

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