Comment-width.

[tyger]

I've been trying to fix my comment-width - one of the major problems I find with the custom comment pages is the comments squidge up really really quickly - but even setting width with ems doesn't help if you're on a browser with a different window size.

So, mainly: is there a way where I can set comment width = post width?

I'd prefer to keep it that simple - having auto-resizing layouts is also good - but if it's impossible that's good to know, too.

Comments

[branchandroot]

By "squidge up" I am assuming you mean "get narrower as they go further down a thread". There is a way to do that, if you're okay with side-scrolling, because if the comments stay wider they will start to run off the right side of the page. You can set a minimum width, which is something the box can be wider than but not narrower than.

If you're okay with the side-scrolling, you can say .comment { min-width: 20em;} or, if you want it proportional to the window size you can set it in percentages. 30% might do it. Then you'd have to add .comment-wrapper { position: relative; } so the comment is thirty percent of that and not of the whole column or screen. All modern browsers should know what to do with that.

[tyger]

...that is FANTASTIC and exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! :D

[tyger]

*tries it* Just so you know: the percentages don't work, but the min-width works well enough that really doesn't matter! :D

[tyger]

Also it's better in .comment-wrapper, not .comment; the icons go out of alignment if it's just .comment.