100% display

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Using FP2003, how do I keep the website displaying at 100% in different
browsers. Will using a frames page do that?
Thanks
 
100% of what... the browser window or the screen ?

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Thomas A. Rowe
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100% of what? Are you referring to looking the same (design) or staying in
the same place (layout)? If you mean staying in the same place use tables
and cells set to a fixed number of pixels wide. If you mean design, add a
valid DOCTYPE to your page and then make sure you validate any CSS and HTML
you're using to ensure it looks right in all browsers.
 
You don't need frames to do this (and they've really fallen out of style
since they have a ton of issues). All you need to do is to create your
layout in a table and set the table width to 100%. Then, any columns you
have in the table you design with a % in mind. For example, instead of
specying the width of your main content cell in pixels you supply a %
instead. It can get a little tricky though when you have certain columns
that you need to maintain a particular width, such as a side navigation
column that you only want ot be 200 pixels wide, but you should be able to
play with it and get a good mixture.
 
Mark,
I understand the problem with frames and I have used tables for positioning,
but you do sometimes have trouble with menu widths as you mentioned. I do
need to have the top and side frame fixed, with the center frame scrolling.
Can I do something with that without using frames? I don't know how to make
a cell or table scroll, while leaving the other ones alone.
Thanks again for your help,
Pam
 
PJP said:
Mark,
I understand the problem with frames and I have used tables for
positioning,
but you do sometimes have trouble with menu widths as you mentioned. I do
need to have the top and side frame fixed, with the center frame
scrolling.
Can I do something with that without using frames? I don't know how to
make
a cell or table scroll, while leaving the other ones alone.
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Pam,

It is strictly necessary that the center section scroll? Unless that's a
requirement imposed by a boss or client (who would be best talked out of
it), I wouldn't be concerned about the center area scrolling. The great
majority of well-made web sites don't do this. More important, usually, is
that the page design stays constant from one page to the next, so that in
clicking through the site, the impression that is made is identical to what
you would get from a frame site - the common areas stay "still". That can be
done by creating a simple page design and making the top masthead and side
navbar be server-side includes. If you'd like to know more, ask, or do a
search on "server-side includes" in the FrontPage help file or on the Web in
general.
 
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