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Posted by Ed Mullen on 10/06/06 01:59
Ed Mullen wrote:
> richard wrote:
>>
>> "Silkster" <darren@shopcreator.com> wrote in message
>> news:1160040938.727642.238780@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi Everyone...
>>> Ian not sure if this is possible but.. I have created a 3 col layout
>>> with a stretchy center using pure CSS got it to work in everything..
>>> sorted..
>>>
>>> But the site Iam working on is aimed at multiple resolutions so it is
>>> going to scale down to 800x600 and scale up to 1024x768...
>>>
>>> the problem is HOW DO I STOP IT GOING PAST 1024?
>>>
>>> Ideally I would like the container to stop at 1024 in the center of the
>>> page with a repeating horizontal background going the full page?
>>>
>>> I know I could use javascript get the resolution of the monitor and
>>> display a correct template but in volves resizing the browser wind
>>> which I do not like
>>>
>>> Please somebody help
>>>
>>
>> The only way you could possibly do it is to have some javascript
>> detect what the browser's setting are, then redirect to a page for
>> that resolution.
>> Of course, you'd have to know how many that is, and rewrite each page
>> for that resolution.
>> From what I've seen on stats, very very very few people use anything
>> greater than 1024.
>> So why bother?
>>
>
> The OP doesn't state what kind of site it is. So I think it's
> ill-advised to suggest to ignore whatever percentage of the potential
> viewing populace is using more than 1024x768. At home I use 128 x 1024.
> Hey, who knows, I just might be the guy who does NOT place the $10,000
> order on the OP's site because it isn't readable for me.
>
> Better to advise that he create a fluid design that is easily viewed by
> /anyone/ at any resolution.
>
Hoping it was obvious that I meant to type 1280 x 1024, and not 128 ...
Sigh. Fingers faster than brain - *again* .
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