800X600

[iGuest 3]

I have started my website in a very nice 1024X768 setting and it looks great! When I change my controlpanel setting to 800X600 it is way smaller (I knew that) can I adjust this this in any way? I'm using Dreamweaver by the way.... Any advice would be great!

[iGuest 3]

Your windows resolution and the size of your windows is two different things.
Your available windows resolutions is determined by your graphics card, while the size of your individual windows can be changed dynamically any time simply by dragging a corner.
If you are talking about resizing your active window to determine how different resolutions affect your website then get windowsizer. It is a nifty little app there lets you resize any window to exactly the size you want. You can get it here http://www.mlin.net/misc.shtml
You should keep your own res higher than those you are testing.

[iGuest 3]

Thanks Sandman, just the answer I needed!

[iGuest 3]

In order to avoid the page to be viewable from any resolutions, adjust your table width to percent not pixels from "property pallete". 780 pixels is the maximum pixel you can assign to your TABLE for comfortable view using 800x600 resolution, but those with 640x480 resolutions will not be able to view still. However, these days many people use more than 800x600 monitor resolution which is fitting to 14" monitor. So, if you fixed your table to 780pixels it should be fine. But some space will be left empty for those computers with higher resolutions.If you want to avoid that, you may use 100 percent as your TAble width.I'm ready to help you more.

[iGuest 3]

you could do it in php/javascript - briefly like this...

1) put somethign like this at the top of the page:

<?$width  = "<SCRIPT language='javascript'><!--if (screen.width) {document.write(screen.width);} else {document.write('undefined')}//--></SCRIPT>";?>

2) where you have your table... (e.g. if you have one big table which everything else is in for instance, or set each one separately if you wish

instead of width="80%" or width="800px" put width="<? echo $width *.8; ?>"

but that is no better than just having width="80%" ....so to maximise efficiency you could set it to be full screen for someone using 800 by 600, and 80% size for higher res....

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by putting this at the top of a php page....

<?if($width > 800) {$width = $width *0.8;}/*- to make it 80% broswer width (in px), only if the browser is bigger than 800 */?>

then instead of width="80%" or width="800px" put width="<? echo $width; ?>"

Thats of course if using % instead of px in the html wont do you....

3) save as something.php, upload and visit

[iGuest 3]

I'm going to stay with my 100%. I think it's easier. There is no easy way to display a page the same way on every screen size on the internet.This is because text isn't adjusted with the screen size. You can do that with a programming language, but I suppose not on the internet.

[iGuest 3]

I'm going to stay with my 100%. I think it's easier. There is no easy way to display a page the same way on every screen size on the internet.This is because text isn't adjusted with the screen size. You can do that with a programming language, but I suppose not on the internet.  

how do you mean? making text increase in size if the screen is bigger? - i dont know why you'd want to but you can do it on the internet...

php is basically an internet programming language...and uses if / else ....so if you make it complicated enough anything is possible...potentially

[iGuest 3]

thanks for the additional info guys. I have a few pics with a pixelsize larger than 800 pixels. Does that mean I have to shrink them or is there another way? Will it look funny if I put them in a table?

[iGuest 3]

You don't have to resize the image. You can stipulate the size in the call, like this:

<A HREF="website.com/&%2334; target="_blank"><img src="image.jpg" width="800" height="600" border="0"></A>

It is however, a good idea to reduce the size/resolution to make it load quicker in your visitors browser.

[iGuest 3]

Your windows resolution and the size of your  windows is two different things.  Your available windows resolutions is determined by your graphics card, while the size of your individual windows can be changed dynamically any time simply by dragging a corner.
If you are talking about resizing your active window to determine how different resolutions affect your website then get windowsizer. It is a nifty little app there lets you resize any window to exactly the size you want. You can get it here http://www.mlin.net/misc.shtml  
You should keep your own res higher than those you are testing.

Thats a small .. but very usefull program

[iGuest 3]

try this

<script language="JavaScript"><!--// This will resize the window when it is opened or// refresh/reload is clicked to a width and height of 500 x 500// with is placed first, height is placed secondwindow.resizeTo(800,600)--></script>

[iGuest 3]

if u are unsure bout the users resolution just use percentages instead of fixed values in your source. instead of <TD width=400> use <TD width="20%"> and it will resize to a percentage of the users browser window.

[iGuest 3]

1024x768 is the greatest resolution in the world Of course for 17 monitors!

[iGuest 3]

welbis, what you posted was very usefull, thanks

[iGuest 3]

Only old people use 800x600 these days. It helps when they are squinting at the screen.