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Responsive grid system
http://registry.origami.ft.com/components/o-grid
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Shouldn't switch to medium layout on phones in landscape mode #14

Closed wheresrhys closed 11 years ago

wheresrhys commented 11 years ago

Problem with naive media queries is that a phone in landscape can be wider than a tablet in portrait so the medium 'tablet' layout gets displayed https://docs.google.com/a/ft.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Alj-z-a5D9K3dDhZNWl4dE8yVHdUV3RYSHRzZVYxYVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

triblondon commented 11 years ago

Why not?

It seems like we're inventing a problem here where none need exist. If a small layout is so different from a medium one that switching between the two on orientation change is jarring, then we should reconsider that design. The fact that numerous phones have resolutions higher than tablets is a simple demonstration of why designing a 'phone' layout and a 'tablet' layout is nonsensical. Just design fluidly, and let the thing rescale as space allows.

wheresrhys commented 11 years ago

@bedemccarthy is fine with the current behaviour at least for the time being.