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A Guide on Layout Types in Web Design

A Guide on Layout Types in Web Design
One of the most variable aspects of web design is the way in which we approach width and height in terms of measurements and flexibility. For many years, we have rotated between the benefits and pitfalls of using fixed, elastic, and liquid measurements in a quest to give optimal viewing experiences in highly varied situations, while balancing our need to control things in our web pages. But, as Bob Dylan proclaimed a long time ago, "The times, they are a-changin’," and with these changes come a variety of new ways for laying out your website’s pages and an even more variable landscape of methods for viewing websites. In this article, we will examine web layout types — old, new, and the future. About Your Options Let’s set our objectives for this exploration of layout types: We shall examine the variety of options that existFor each layout type, I’ll try to suggest some situations they are best used inThe pros and cons of a layout type compared to others Absolute Layouts Relative Layout

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