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Posted by Brock Huffman
Brock Huffman
8,781 Points

Building a Responsive Website Project Confusion

I'm in the process of trying to convert one of my own fixed width designs into a responsive one, and am following along with this video series for guidance. In looking at the finished files for this project I've noticed that there are many elements still set to px. I don't understand how it was decided which elements needed to be converted to ems or percentages, while others were kept at px's.

2 Answers

David Zhang
David Zhang
12,363 Points
David Zhang
David Zhang
12,363 Points

My response (to be completed) would be: convert in % everything that is linked with the structure of the page and everything you want to fit in this structure. For exemple, a column (structure) and an img (width: 100%) in this column. Every item that is relative to the structure of your page should be converted in %. On the other hand, items like badges, labels, buttons (small items in general) should stay in px.

Is what I said clear enough?

Brock Huffman
Brock Huffman
8,781 Points
Brock Huffman
Brock Huffman
8,781 Points

Yes, I think so. I'll give it a go and see what I get. I'm excited to finally start making my sites compatible for the mobile web! Thanks for the response!