Could the forum width be increased?

[DroidOne]

Thanks for a great forum. I just registered an account and hope to be more active soon (...awaiting the 2017 line up).

I noticed, while browsing through all of the great content on here, that the width of the forum makes it quite hard to read.

Here's a few screenshots with the width set to 1200px. It offers a much more pleasant reading experience and less scrolling (...well, at least according to me).

Just thought I should mention it as it's quite uncommon these day with such a limited width (Most people are on 16:9 screens, after all).

 

[vidtek]

just use ctrl + thats the default browser zoom ctrl - for smaller

 

[LeighPing]

Welcome aboard. This is a 30" screen. That's 76.2cm, if you're in Stockholm.

You're not missing much.

 

[flecc]

Thanks for a great forum. I just registered an account and hope to be more active soon (...awaiting the 2017 line up).

I noticed, while browsing through all of the great content on here, that the width of the forum makes it quite hard to read.

Here's a few screenshots with the width set to 1200px. It offers a much more pleasant reading experience and less scrolling (...well, at least according to me).

Just thought I should mention it as it's quite uncommon these day with such a limited width (Most people are on 16:9 screens, after all).

I can't read any of those files, but the existing forum I find fine.

I'd also recommend Ctrl ++ as many times as necessary if you find difficulty.
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[soundwave]

there is a button bottom of the page above Forum software by XenForo

two arrows

 

[DroidOne]

Welcome aboard. This is a 30" screen. That's 76.2cm, if you're in Stockholm.

You're not missing much.

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I'm using a 34" UHD myself

just use ctrl + thats the default browser zoom ctrl - for smaller

Yes, it's possible to zoom. It does however increase the size of every single element on the page, which isn't the problem. The problem I had was specifically with the width.

I just edited the CSS via a chrome add-on; running 1400px now - looks great on UHD screens.

Since most seem perfectly fine with ~500px for the post content, I guess it's best to leave it at that.

 

[Alan Quay]

As SW says, use 'Toggle Width' (Two diagonal arrows) at the bottom.

 

[soundwave]

its not wide so it works on Mobil devices just use the button bottom of the page and then its the width of the screen.

 

[DroidOne]

As SW says, use 'Toggle Width' (Two diagonal arrows) at the bottom.

Yes, that's an option for 100% width. It doesn't work very well though on WQHD+ since it overlaps the background - try it yourself. Also an easy fix though by editing the CSS and removing the background.

The best option for anyone on a higher resolution screen is probably to manually set something between 1100-1200px for better readability.

its not wide so it works on Mobil devices just use the button bottom of the page and then its the width of the screen.

I believe that the site is responsive, so it should work perfectly fine for any mobile device no matter what the page-width is set to.

 

[flecc]

there is a button bottom of the page above Forum software by XenForo

two arrows

Not on mine, there's blank space above Forum software by XenForo.
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[KeithMac]

I use my Samsung S5 for internet, it is fine as it is (for me!).

If you make it wider I'll have to scroll left and right whitch would be a major pita..

 

[anotherkiwi]

And ergonomics? You are in design conscious Sweden you should be worried about ergonomics. Long lines of text are harder to read, scientific fact.

 

[flecc]

Widen the forum?

No, I think the obesity epidemic has gone far enough.
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