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resizing my web site for differing resollutions

hotwilzz

2004-02-29, 3:28 pm

I created www.corvetteindy.com and many of my club
members use various resolution sizes. I created the site
on my system which is set to 1280*1024, but when others
load the page they have to scoll up and down and sideways
to see the page. How can I change this to fit the
different systems.

Crash Gordon

2004-02-29, 4:28 pm

there's a ton of postings on this topic on the ng...do a search..

basically most people design for 800x600 either by fixed table widths =
(leaving extra space either on right with a left justified table, or =
equal space on either side with a center justified table)

or you can get out your calculator and design a page with collapsing =
table widths...for instance 3 columns, left column fixed at 150, middle =
column % set, right column fixed at 150. (or whatever you want for =
outter columns). by carefully figuring out your design elements ie; top =
center banner, left column top, right column top images you can keep =
your design cohesive yet allow only the center column to collapse =
gracefully.=20

caveat emptor... once you figure it all out...do NOT drag you table =
borders for the collapsing center...or it wont collapse.

scroll down a few messages, in the last day or so, Thomas Rowe (i think) =
posted an example for JCO (I think that's who it was to)

Have funn.....

hth.

Robo
"hotwilzz" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
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| I created www.corvetteindy.com and many of my club=20
| members use various resolution sizes. I created the site=20
| on my system which is set to 1280*1024, but when others=20
| load the page they have to scoll up and down and sideways=20
| to see the page. How can I change this to fit the=20
| different systems.

Crash Gordon

2004-02-29, 4:28 pm

actually you are already kinda doing it, but you are using frames.
you can read more about frames in previous messages (again in the last =
few days)
seems there are more disavantages to using frames these days, then any =
advantage.

"hotwilzz" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
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| I created www.corvetteindy.com and many of my club=20
| members use various resolution sizes. I created the site=20
| on my system which is set to 1280*1024, but when others=20
| load the page they have to scoll up and down and sideways=20
| to see the page. How can I change this to fit the=20
| different systems.

FrontpageUser

2004-02-29, 4:28 pm

After designing web pages, I change the resolution of my monitor to check
how the web page looks. Like Crash, I use 800x600 resolution, but I make
sure it looks good at a variety of others.

"Crash Gordon" <SPAMwebmaster@siriussystems.com> wrote in message
news:OSP91xv$DHA.2056@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
there's a ton of postings on this topic on the ng...do a search..

basically most people design for 800x600 either by fixed table widths
(leaving extra space either on right with a left justified table, or equal
space on either side with a center justified table)

or you can get out your calculator and design a page with collapsing table
widths...for instance 3 columns, left column fixed at 150, middle column %
set, right column fixed at 150. (or whatever you want for outter columns).
by carefully figuring out your design elements ie; top center banner, left
column top, right column top images you can keep your design cohesive yet
allow only the center column to collapse gracefully.

caveat emptor... once you figure it all out...do NOT drag you table borders
for the collapsing center...or it wont collapse.

scroll down a few messages, in the last day or so, Thomas Rowe (i think)
posted an example for JCO (I think that's who it was to)

Have funn.....

hth.

Robo
"hotwilzz" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:499801c3fef3$90560390$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| I created www.corvetteindy.com and many of my club
| members use various resolution sizes. I created the site
| on my system which is set to 1280*1024, but when others
| load the page they have to scoll up and down and sideways
| to see the page. How can I change this to fit the
| different systems.

Crash Gordon

2004-02-29, 7:29 pm

Basically your site measures about 861 px, if you knock out it down to =
750 you'll be ok. You can do that easily just in the center Corvette =
Indy area alone...or make your images smaller. Dunno about the frames =
though, but they should work the way you have them...I think

r.

"hotwilzz" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
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| I created www.corvetteindy.com and many of my club=20
| members use various resolution sizes. I created the site=20
| on my system which is set to 1280*1024, but when others=20
| load the page they have to scoll up and down and sideways=20
| to see the page. How can I change this to fit the=20
| different systems.