Nancy
January 31st, 2005, 10:36 PM
I have just completed my first website and I think I have created a problem for myself. I built it using 1024x768 resolution, which means people using 800x600 will not be able to appreciate the full scale and beauty of my creation :laugh:
I was wondering whether I should have an intro page with a mention that the best method of viewing the site is using the 1024x768 resolution. Or is there some other way I can get around it?
degsy
January 31st, 2005, 10:59 PM
Really you should design your pages for 800x600 or use percentage values.
Obviously you have the right to tell people that your page is designed for 1024x768 but it may upset some users.
Spider
February 1st, 2005, 04:52 PM
Another thing you can do is throw all pages into tables. That way it doesn't matter who has what screen area
set on their desktop, all will see exactly what they want and the site will always be "centered" in the browser
no matter what setting they have.
I never paid attention to the 800x600 rule because even if a desktop is set to 800x600 it doesn't mean the
surfer has their browser set to full screen. Many users size their browsers (dragging the bottom right corner)
so they can still see icons on their desktop so if your locked in to 800x600 the only way they can see your
static layout is to full-screen their browser.
You can force a browser to size to 800x600 on loading and still let them drag a size they like and at the same
time still keep your pages dynamically centered no matter what size the surfer is playing with.
eg;
http://home.graffiti.net/praetorians
(drag the bottom right corner around and see the page stays centered)
You'll have to use your browser's menu to view source on that page, I right-mouse blocked that site.