> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darryl Friesen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:57 PM
> To: db
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Resolution detect and redirect
>
>
> >>>Why not just create a table that will resize to any resolution?
> >>
> >> Because I am using different sized images for the different resolutions
> as
> >> well as other page thingys.....
> >>
> >> And I need the script for other things too.
> >>
> >> So can anyone help?
>
> Is there anyway to convince you this is a very very bad idea? Leave the
> choice up to the user.
>
> Why? Sure, my screen resolution is 1024x768, but I never run the browser
> full screen (I'd bet 99% of people don't), so forcing me to view
> a page that
> only looks good at 1024x768 when my window size is closer to 800x600 just
> annoys me (I've seen a few sites like that; left immediatly even
> though they
> were good sites).
>
> If I have the choice, I'll pick the one I think is closest to my current
> window size. I've seen several sites that do this. Much better.
>
Although it's not available in PHP, you can use JavaScript to determine the
actual usable size of the browser window, which would eliminate the issue
mentioned above.
> Another reason not to do this is all the extra work in maintaining all the
> different versions of pages/images etc. Better to spend the time writing
> PHP code. :)
>
>
> - Darryl
>
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> Darryl Friesen, B.Sc., Programmer/Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Education & Research Technology Services, http://gollum.usask.ca/
> Department of Computing Services,
> University of Saskatchewan
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> "Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes"
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