Re: Defining the resolution of a site

mehdi.louizi@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hello, I'm beginning to create a web site but I'm facing a big problem
> for which I didn't find any solution!! I'm using the 1024*768 screen
> resolution, and when I change it to 800*600 the page is visible but
> with the scroll bars. So the design is no longer the same..
> Same thing if I work on a 800*600 resolution, the page is too ugly to
> bee seen..
> I don't want to work with frames. Concerning the creation of tables
> with fixed width (100 %), it doesn't work when I changed the
> resolution. And the problem is that I couldn't put pictures on the
> screen extremities(so I used frames (In Dreamweaver MX...))
> Thanks for helping...

First of all, tables should be used only for tablular or columnar
presentation of data. Don't use them to create margins or other
such layout situations.

More important, don't design with any assumptions about the user's
hardware or software. Remember, some of us can use 1280x1024
display resolution but still prefer 800x600. Some might want to
view your Web page from a Web-capable cell phone, via Web-TV, or
with an audio browser.

See the "Viewable With Any Browser Campaign" at
<URL:http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/index.html>. In your
particular situation, navigate to "Design Guide > Design Elements >
Screen Size". But read the rest of "Design Guide", too.

--

David E. Ross
<URL:http://www.rossde.com/>

I use Mozilla as my Web browser because I want a browser that
complies with Web standards. See <URL:http://www.mozilla.org/>.
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