Depending on the screen resolution my webpage differs in size.
What can I do to make the page always appear in its proper size, independent
of the computer's screen resolution?
JoanLee

JoanLee wrote:
> Depending on the screen resolution my webpage differs in size.
> What can I do to make the page always appear in its proper size,
> independent of the computer's screen resolution?
> JoanLee

lol, you can't. It's up to the web page authors to make things like that
work properly and most are too dumb to bother. You CAN fiddle with the
overall display sizes by changing the dpi setting in Tools, Display to
something other than 96, but that changes everything you see, not just the
explorer.

Pop`

Let it adjust to the available screen. Many need to use extremely large font
in order to read the information. Many simply hold the Ctrl key and click
the + to increase the size. Design your site to go with the flow.
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> JoanLee wrote:
>> Depending on the screen resolution my webpage differs in size.
>> What can I do to make the page always appear in its proper size,
>> independent of the computer's screen resolution?
>> JoanLee
>
> lol, you can't. It's up to the web page authors to make things like that
> work properly and most are too dumb to bother. You CAN fiddle with the
> overall display sizes by changing the dpi setting in Tools, Display to
> something other than 96, but that changes everything you see, not just the
> explorer.
>
> Pop`
>
>

Poprivet wrote on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:09:07 -0400:

> JoanLee wrote:
>> Depending on the screen resolution my webpage differs in size.
>> What can I do to make the page always appear in its proper size,
>> independent of the computer's screen resolution?
>> JoanLee
>
> lol, you can't. It's up to the web page authors to make things like that
> work properly and most are too dumb to bother.

You make it sound like every web page should be designed for one specific
screen resolution. Personally, I prefer to have a page that resizes itself
the browser window I'm using - there's nothing more annoying that half the
screen being empty because the designer fixes the content size to be 800
pixels, or forces it to be 1600 pixels when my resolution, or my browser
window, is smaller. Every web site I've ever worked, bar one (and I'm
pushing the owner to change his stylesheet as it's a huge waste of screen
space only utilising 50% of the width of the most common resolution) has
been designed to resize with the browser.

Dan

Try this article:
http://www.thepattysite.com/window_sizes1.cfm

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Regards

John Waller

Daniel Crichton wrote:
> Poprivet wrote on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:09:07 -0400:
>
>> JoanLee wrote:
>>> Depending on the screen resolution my webpage differs in size.
>>> What can I do to make the page always appear in its proper size,
>>> independent of the computer's screen resolution?
>>> JoanLee
>>
>> lol, you can't. It's up to the web page authors to make things like
>> that work properly and most are too dumb to bother.
>
> You make it sound like every web page should be designed for one
> specific screen resolution.

No, that's definitely the wrong thing to do. Designers have to take into
consideration their audiences and how they're going to view the pages and
with what browsers. What really gets me is when they design pages for a
gazillion pixels wide, and then when you try to size it down, huge parts of
the pages get cut off. Another pet peeve is when they use -2 and -3 for
type sizes just so they can squeeze a lot of extra crap onto the pages. The
ADA has, IMO, the best requirements for writing web pages; all gvt agencies
have to adhere to it, and everyone should.

Personally, I prefer to have a page that
> resizes itself the browser window I'm using - there's nothing more
> annoying that half the screen being empty because the designer fixes
> the content size to be 800 pixels, or forces it to be 1600 pixels
> when my resolution, or my browser window, is smaller. Every web site
> I've ever worked, bar one (and I'm pushing the owner to change his
> stylesheet as it's a huge waste of screen space only utilising 50% of
> the width of the most common resolution) has been designed to resize
> with the browser.

Agreed, though as long as it's centered and the text is readable, I don't
really have that much of a problem with it. Some will argue this, but when
you write a page that sizes by % instead of pixels width etc., the pages
automatically fit any screen. But when it's done wrong, that's where you
end up with sometimes tiny print, too, because the author didn't consider
resolutions along with the %'s.
All it requires most of the time is for the authors to have RTFM at least
once; it's not that complex an issue, really.

Regards,

Pop`


>
> Dan