normalocity/rpglogger — Issue #46: Layout, and sizes of content
Author: normalocity
Created: 2011-11-17 19:03:25+00:00
State: open

The main page layout should be centered, and have a maximum width.

I've gone back and forth on this a little, but I'd like to see a bit more of the background image while using the site. My original thinking, when not specifying a maximum width, was to support ultra-high resolution monitors. However, I believe that it would be more common for you general user to to have a monitor close to HD resolution (1920x1080).

Furthermore, the section navigation is setup to only handle 8 columns, maximum. It would seem to make sense that you should limit the width.

Other options:

1. Alternatively, people might want to change this behavior, and also alter their background image. Perhaps the best solution for that would be to allow .jpg uploads, and custom settings that offset, or change the default background and sizes. If we went that direction, it would be a matter of storing that information in some kind of 'advanced settings' section.

2. Another possibility would be provide the ability to select from a series of pre-built themes (e.g. Sci-fi/fantasy, etc.)

3. Yet another option (that would affect just the scope of this question) would be JavaScript to detect the size of the window, and adjust the height/width to the size of the rendering surface.