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My browser is set to 1024x768. My client cannot view the site because her's is Set to 800x600.
How do I fix this problem So all on the web can view it?
Without redoing the whole thing over?
DESPERATE!
Kimmiton
[edited by: Marcia at 11:06 am (utc) on Nov. 28, 2002]
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It sounds as if you are setting your table/div widths to a size that your client (and a large percentage of web users) can't see without scrolling, but it's hard to tell without more info.
How is your page set up? Are you using tables to structure the page? If so, what widths are you using.
Any further info you could give would be a big help!
I'd guess you have used tables in your page, and that's what's overflowing.
If you have any <table> tags in your source code, see what width's they are. You can change these to percentages, where <table width="50%"> takes up half the screen, whereas using px measurements can mean differences in display between different resolutions.
When you're making your pages, you might want to switch between resolutions to test it out before you show anyone else. I'm also on 1024x768, but if I ever need to change the screen res I head to the control panel (Start > Control Panel > Display > Settings on WinXP Pro) and change it to the lower resolution.
Eventually, I chiseled it so that viewers on 1024 currently get a big blank bit down the right side of the screen. I could have centered, but my brain can only conceptualize so many Frontpage boxes at any one time. I have given myself repetitive strain injury and can't do more before Xmas. Basically, i created a 100% frame for the page, a second three column table within that. i left the left column alone (for the future), set the middle column to 30 px as a fixed margin (although I should have made it a percentage) and put a third table of 670 px into the right column, with all content. As I say, my site sets left, but there will be a way to center the content, creating blank spaces left and right of the page on higher resolution. THIS IS ALL AYOR.
My guess is Kimmiton, if the site is predominantly HTML you will indeed need to rebuild the pages. If you are heavily-reliant on tables interwoven with images, as i am, you may have a lot of work ahead. I am not an authority (and maybe someone will chip in and assist here), but issues I've noted include the fact that on higher resolution text gets smaller (not bigger like the screen).
Does anyone know what proportion of all screens out there are 600x800 etc? That's what I wanted to know.
I then build the entire page with in this table.
Alternatively you could have a centered table that is between 80 and 90% wide. This keeps the same whitespace borders at either side, on any monitor (proportionally) and also keeps the width fluid. An additional advantage of this method is that if your user resizes their browser window, then your format adjusts to accommodate it.
JOAT
[w3schools.com...] is a great source for information on HTML and CSS style sheet issues.
