Re: [pgsql-advocacy] PostgreSQL.org Design Proposal

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> And if you've got a big monitor, then use it! Why pretend to surf on
> a Palm Pilot?

Well although that is an extreme example, typically I don't "surf" the
web. I am looking for a specific piece of information and I don't want
to have to bounce between windows to make use of the information I find.

I solve this by having two monitors but not all people have this option.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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> -- Mitch
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> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:47:40 -0400, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
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>>"Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
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>>>Ned Lilly wrote:
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>>>>I like it too, very much. Only question is, how does the design scale
>>>>to 800x600, which should probably still be the minimum?
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>>>I seriously doubt anyone trying to use PostgreSQL is stuck at 800x600.
>>>1024x768 is probably good enough. It does fix in 1024x768 btw :)
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>>One thing that annoys the heck out of me is webpage designers who think
>>I should use a full-screen window to look at their pages. Yes, I have
>>a large monitor; no, you can't have it all.
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>>If the design doesn't adapt to a smaller window reasonably gracefully,
>>it's broken.
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>>In this case, about all I could see without scrolling right was the
>>content-free logo and picture ... so I wasn't real impressed.
>>
>> regards, tom lane
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