[kasparsklavins]

"Does anyone other than a graphic designer ever look at a website and think “Holy crap. That thing is a pixel out of place!”. Probably not."

Users won't notice when something is perfect. But when anything is misaligned, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

Dont give up, we care about the pixel.

[coldtea]

>Users won't notice when something is perfect. But when anything is misaligned, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

No, it really does not. Users don't care for Drudge Report not being perfect, Craigslist not being perfect, and thousand other huge volume sites.

[Nullabillity]

Uncanny valley, not trying at all looks a lot better than trying hard and being slightly off.

And besides, Craigslist and Drudge Report don't look nice, but they still look aligned in the places where they're trying.

[coldtea]

>Uncanny valley, not trying at all looks a lot better than trying hard and being slightly off.

Nice counter-argument, but I'd still say no. There are still tons of sites that try but are still off, and people don't care at all, they're still huge.

It's all about the service, unless one's is catering to OCD customers.

[i336_]

I agree.

- Stackoverflow horizontally scrolls at 1024x768. Reaction: Growl at VCs, zoom site to 90%.

- "?" button on Q/A editing toolbar pops down a little explanation bar that is misaligned off-by-one to the right (when site zoom is at 90%). Reaction: fidget in chair and be sad :(

So it is the little things!

PS. I rehashed the 1024x768 thing recently, not much happened. https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/344521/request-for-...

[reitanqild]

I and I guess many others don't see it and don't care.