There are mainly two different approaches in making any responsive project. One is “Breakpoint mode” and other is using “Fluid boxes”. And the biggest problem is that we can use ONLY any one feature in our project.
I know Fluid box is the latest feature and everyone use it. But I would like to know Pro and Cons of both features.
Example, “Break point mode” gives us control for mainly there screen sizes(although we can add more), while “Fluid box” gives seamless output for all sized devices.
It would be great if Captivate users give their real-life experience and practically which approach they use(i.e. “Break point mode” or Fluid boxes…)
Kindly share your experience with these two features of Captivate 2019.
Yes, I checked that, but could not finish reading as had to attend other work… definitely I will go again through that. Thanks.
There are quite a lot of limitations for the designer when using Fluid Boxes. besides the lack of control over the layout on specific devices. Would love to see how many developers switch to Breakpoints when they feel those limitations (which are not mentioned by marketing people, nor in the provided tutorials). It is a shame that no Breakpoints theme is included with Captivate anymore: it is a real pain to have to set up all the object styles for objects which can have text. Since there are no controllable individual text (character/paragraph) styles in Captivate a s you have in most text-oriented applications (InDesign, Framemaker, Quark XPress).
I was hesitating writing that break point was to a certain extent better than fluid boxes… But you wrote confidently. happy to know your expert view.
Never write out a blog before having explored the feature in-depth. It takes more time than other ‘expers’ who see immediately that Fluid Boxes are great! Do not agree with them, they are easier but you lose a lot of objects that cannot be used, and it is not totally responsive IMO, because the way you can cut down the layout for small browser resolutions is too limited, no replacement is possible.
Here are the links:
http://blog.lilybiri.com/fluid-boxes-or-breakpoint-views
You can find it also in the portal, easier to search on my personal blog.
https://elearning.adobe.com/2019/02/object-styles-responsive-projects/
I will post some links in another comment (needs waiting time for moderation). After mastering Fluid Boxes, I created a blog comparing Fluid Boxes and Breakpoints, ad added the third way to publish for all devices (Scalable HTML).
I always share my experience, probably too much (as my marketing consultant repeats all the time). It just takes some googling to find those blogs. Yestereday I published another blog where I compare setting up Object Styles for Fluid Boxes and Breakpoints.
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