I've always wondered why websites are displayed with so much wasted space. If you look at the image this is how it is for every website I visit. Feels goofy having a 24" screen when only 1/3 of it is being used while web surfing. Anything I can adjust?
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Why are websites displayed narrow?
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Not really. That's how the web page was designed. But a workaround would be to zoom in, using cmd + for example, that will make everything larger. The reason they designed it with a fixed maximum width is that if the website actually used all available space without enlarging fonts, you'd have very long horizontal lines of text that are hard to read.
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Damnnnnn that's what I'm talking about! Exactly what it should look like in my opinion. Much appreciated.For the MacRumors front page, scroll down to the bottom. Look for a small cluster of links, including ones named "Fluid" and "Fluid HD". Click the "Fluid HD" one.
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I think maximising windows just because is a holdover habit from the old days where we had to do that to have a chance of seeing any content properly. The idea with big screens is to have multiple windows visible simultaneously (or failing that, being able to see your Desktop while using a single window).
