Understanding the elements of RWD
Now that we've been introduced to RWD, it's important to understand some of the elements that make up the philosophy of what we know as flexible design. A key part of this is understanding the viewport or visible screen estate available to us; in addition to viewports, we must also consider flexible media, responsive text and grids, and media queries. We will cover each in more detail later in the book, but to start with, let's take a quick overview of the elements that make up RWD.
Controlling the viewport
A key part of RWD is working with the viewport or visible content area on a device. If we're working with desktops, then it is usually the resolution; this is not the case for mobile devices.
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