100% or fixed width?

To be honest, I dont like 100% width sites. I like fluid sites that adapt with resolution, but not 100%

80-90%'s good though.

But yeah, it all depends on the needs and design of the websites. Some designs just dont work on % widths, others dont work on fixed widths as well as they would on %s.

i like designs that are 80% wide or there abouts, its wide enough so nothings cramped but not to bad so its pushed up agasint the edges, i dont like fixed width so much, on 1280x1024 and above it just looks like a thin strip on a page.

I think that sites should follow a fluid-on-demand layout. By this I mean the layout should be at a fixed width at less than 800px to allow for smaller resolution visitors, but allow the site to be expanded in case something large, like an image, can be posted, and the site doesn't look like crap when something large is posted.

But, again it depends on the site's needs. A forum for graphics and the like should be able to do this because images get large. Just my $0.02.

i never use 100% anyway.. i always use 98% :P but im odd

It's surprising to see so many people liking 80% - 98%. I didn't realize 100% was that annoying.

lol, 1/2 of it is just to be difforant i guess.. i think it justs gives the site more "control"

I think that fixed width is good on sites, but a fixed width of around 750-800 as this means it can fit on everyones screen (apart from those with old, small screens) - this also allows the layout to be the same on everyones screen and is easier to design. Although, 100% is OK for forums as there is usally alot of text on screen, people don't seem to mind as much in these cases. CMS websites annoy me when they use 100% width.. a box over here and another all the way over there with abit of text in the middle :S

its hard.. i tent to both.. depends if its site i want to show off my praphics i will tent to use "100%" or not in my case, but if its for infomation and content baced, i will used a fixed site

I say fluid for forums and fixed for websites, but it really depends on the type of site and content.

fluid is the way to go!