Ok, so I'm making a website. Refer to the bottom pic:



I basically want the main page to be a set size (the white column down the middle), say 1024*768. And if the persons resolution is more, I want black columns down the sides, with the main page centered. How would I go about doing this (no details, just the general idea - tables, etc.).

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Originally posted by Echo of Silence (I learned you should use 800 pixels for width since most users still set their computers to 800p x 600p)

Most users where, in Upper Mongolia?

1024 x 768 is standard, 1280x1024 will probably overtake that in a year or two.

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No need to take it personally, I was just pointing out your error so he doesn't propagate it.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Most users where, in Upper Mongolia? 1024 x 768 is standard, 1280x1024 will probably overtake that in a year or two.

www.thecounter.com says (as of May '03):
800x600: 44%
1024x768: 42%

link here

www.w3schools.com says that www.thecounter.com says () that as of Jul '03:
1024x768: 49%
800x600: 44%

link here

to see statistics of Jul '03 @ thecounter.com you gotta register, i wont, so w3schools.com could be saying crap (actually thecounter.com too ).

But based on that, you're disregarding 44% either way.

/me just codes, and html is handled by someone else, so couldn't care less

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800*600 is an unwritten rule.

use fixed tables for what you want to do, but you must be warned. When someone will try printing your webpage it will be cut off on the right side.

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When designing a website ALWAYS deign for the least common denominator. That means putting alt tags on images, having some form of text navigation, and making it viewable on lower resolutions. 800x600 is a good one to use because many people still run at that resolution. Just because the graphics cards sold today can all handle 1024x768 easily does not mean everyone is using it. A lot of people use 15 in monitors still and unless you like to look at small text 1024x768 is too high a resolution for most people on that monitor size.

www.htmlgoodies.com is a good place to look for tutorials and pointers Turbonium....it is where I figured out how to do my javascripting of buttons

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Originally posted by Echo of Silence Background: black table background: white table size: 1024 pixels, position centered (I learned you should use 800 pixels for width since most users still set their computers to 800p x 600p)

he's right i think, overall

ok anyway, i made a table 955 pixels wide, etc. u get the idea.

on the second row of the table i'm putting text links ("buttons"). They are by % size (using css file). Problem is, if I go into my browser (IE6, not that it matters), and change the font size to larger, it spills over and makes a new line (I hope u know what I mean).

How can I fix this? My friend says GoLive has "grids" or something. Any equivalent in dreamweaver mx? Or anyone have a simpler solution to this problem?

also guys, tables don't allow more than 1 space in a row, which is stupid. i compensated by making transparent GIF files (height 1 pixel, several pixels wide) and inserted them into where I needed spaces. Is this bad? I think so, it's too crude, and ups the page download time.

Any better solutions? Help would be greatly appreciated.

1 space in a row?!?!?

what do you mean ?

you could always subdivide a cell into smaller cells by creating a nested table...

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Originally posted by Turbonium also guys, tables don't allow more than 1 space in a row, which is stupid. i compensated by making transparent GIF files (height 1 pixel, several pixels wide) and inserted them into where I needed spaces. Is this bad? I think so, it's too crude, and ups the page download time. Any better solutions? Help would be greatly appreciated.

1 space in a row? I think you need to look into using cellpadding and cellborder. Check htmlgoodies they will explain almost anything you could want.

MrS

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I suck at this shit.

What I mean is, it's like this forum. You can make a post, and put in 50 spaces between 2 words, but it shows up as only 1 space. Try it.

hahaaha


you need to use the special word   for each space

do i have it spelled right?

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