RE: [WSG] Screen resolution problems with main page
Try this height:expression(document.body.clientHeight); Graham Cook Standards Manager - Content Integrity Data & Online Telstra Technology 32/300 Latrobe St Melbourne VIC 3000 Ph- (03) 9632 8035 Fax - (03) 8600 9850 Mob - (03) 0417 876 869 Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Find out more about Standards : http://telstra.com.au/standards/index.cfm The information contained in this e-mail message may be CONFIDENTIAL and may also be the subject of Legal Professional Privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please reply to this email to advise of the incorrect delivery and then delete both it and your reply. Thank you. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bennie Shepherd Sent: Friday, 12 November 2004 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Screen resolution problems with main page A little padding might do the job.. On 11/11/2004 7:31:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone > > www.mwg.green.net.au/testpages/mwgindex.html > > Have just discovered that the main page does not look good at a > resolution of 1024x768. I have been working in 800x600. One problem is > the background image in the header stopping too short and being > replaced by the background color (I could perhaps change the background > color to white so that this is not noticeable) but the main issue is > the length of the page. > > In 800x600 the page fills the screen so that practically no vertical > scrolling is required. I wanted the navbar to be completely visible at > all times so haven't got a lot of content elsewhere on the page. The > subsequent pages are not a problem as they will have lots of content and > so fill the screen vertically. However, the main page stops about > halfway down in 1024x768 which looks awful. > > Is there any way around this? I have been reading up on various > solutions including js about which I know nothing and am hoping for a > simple fix. LOL > > Thanks > > Lyn > > > ** > The discussion list ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ** ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] Screen resolution problems with main page
> Have just discovered that the main page does not look good at a > resolution of 1024x768. I have been working in 800x600. There are a number of things you could do. One would be to confine the viewable area to the 800 px size you like (well actually a little less to allow for browser space itself) You could enclose it all in a div with your chosen defined width and then center it. Then no matter the resolution, you have your view site the way you want and the text will appear longer too since it's in a confined space. If you've been following the discussion on fluid vs fixed width designs though, you know that there are some issues like how it displays when text size is increased or decreased, etc. In reality you don't ever really have total control of how a site appears to a specific user since they may have dif resolutions, browser with their window not fully screen, and so forth. This brings me to the issue of the background image. If you're controlling the display size, then the background image will always be shown at it's full size, unless someone views it with their window smaller - again it's maximum you're controlling, not minimum, width. Which is already an issue with your site. Have you looked at it with the window smaller? Of course many designers say they just won't consider anyone viewing smaller then 800, but others feel you need to "degrade?" gracefully even smaller. An alternative is to make the page 100% in your css and then force the footer to be at the bottom no matter what the length of your text. There are a number of dif layouts that can achieve this and still retain your design. You just get a lot of empty space before you come to the footer - which will look better then your current issue. Let me know what kind of solutions you're interested in and I'd be happy to help. -- Susan R. Grossman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] Screen resolution problems with main page
Bernie - where do you suggest I put the padding? Thanks Lyn Bennie Shepherd wrote: A little padding might do the job.. On 11/11/2004 7:31:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone > > www.mwg.green.net.au/testpages/mwgindex.html > > Have just discovered that the main page does not look good at a > resolution of 1024x768. I have been working in 800x600. One problem is > the background image in the header stopping too short and being > replaced by the background color (I could perhaps change the background > color to white so that this is not noticeable) but the main issue is > the length of the page. > > In 800x600 the page fills the screen so that practically no vertical > scrolling is required. I wanted the navbar to be completely visible at > all times so haven't got a lot of content elsewhere on the page. The > subsequent pages are not a problem as they will have lots of content and > so fill the screen vertically. However, the main page stops about > halfway down in 1024x768 which looks awful. > ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
Re: [WSG] Screen resolution problems with main page
A little padding might do the job.. On 11/11/2004 7:31:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone > > www.mwg.green.net.au/testpages/mwgindex.html > > Have just discovered that the main page does not look good at a > resolution of 1024x768. I have been working in 800x600. One problem is > the background image in the header stopping too short and being > replaced by the background color (I could perhaps change the background > color to white so that this is not noticeable) but the main issue is > the length of the page. > > In 800x600 the page fills the screen so that practically no vertical > scrolling is required. I wanted the navbar to be completely visible at > all times so haven't got a lot of content elsewhere on the page. The > subsequent pages are not a problem as they will have lots of content and > so fill the screen vertically. However, the main page stops about > halfway down in 1024x768 which looks awful. > > Is there any way around this? I have been reading up on various > solutions including js about which I know nothing and am hoping for a > simple fix. LOL > > Thanks > > Lyn > > > ** > The discussion list ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
[WSG] Screen resolution problems with main page
Hi everyone www.mwg.green.net.au/testpages/mwgindex.html Have just discovered that the main page does not look good at a resolution of 1024x768. I have been working in 800x600. One problem is the background image in the header stopping too short and being replaced by the background color (I could perhaps change the background color to white so that this is not noticeable) but the main issue is the length of the page. In 800x600 the page fills the screen so that practically no vertical scrolling is required. I wanted the navbar to be completely visible at all times so haven't got a lot of content elsewhere on the page. The subsequent pages are not a problem as they will have lots of content and so fill the screen vertically. However, the main page stops about halfway down in 1024x768 which looks awful. Is there any way around this? I have been reading up on various solutions including js about which I know nothing and am hoping for a simple fix. LOL Thanks Lyn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help **
