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August 25, 2013 at 11:23 am #148092
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Correct me if I’m wrong (cause I’m not 100% sure about this myself)…..

I think @jurotek hit it when he said that AWD has different layouts for various breakpoints. (Whether they are served different layouts or it happens client-side is an implementation detail.)

Basically, AWD is like having two or three different fixed, non-responsive layouts and which is used changes based on device/ screen size.

Great! So it’s just a different method of responsiveness then?

@tonyp89 yeah, I guess so. But by that token, so is UA-sniffing. Personally, I think strict AWD is awkward and limiting. But I also don’t care much about attaching labels to what I do – worry more about how it looks/ works. What you’ve got in that fiddle is nice.