resolution detections

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I have my page up and debugged. But I'm wondering if there is
any way to code for checking the resolution used on a given
system display.
 
Sure...Google; browser resolution detector

Not sure what good it will do because resolution is only part of the issue -
the size of the viewer's viewport is really the problem...so what...you'll
design separate pages for all possible viewport sizes? Sounds like a
monumental task :-)


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|I have my page up and debugged. But I'm wondering if there is
| any way to code for checking the resolution used on a given
| system display.
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JG said:
I have my page up and debugged. But I'm wondering if there is
any way to code for checking the resolution used on a given
system display.
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It can be done, but there's no good reason to. To create separate pages for
different monitor resolutions is crazy, since there are dozens of different
monitor resolution settings, and because many people don't maximize the
browser window anyway.

You can use Google Analytics (free, easy to install, and fascinating) to see
what your visitors' monitors are set at, and that (and some common sense)
will give you a general sense as to what size their browser windows are.
Then, the task is to build pages which look good at the most common sizes,
and look at least decent at the less common sizes. I personally do that with
fixed-width pages. Other people swear by flexible-width pages.
 
P@tty Ayers said:
It can be done, but there's no good reason to. To create separate pages for different monitor
resolutions is crazy, since there are dozens of different monitor resolution settings, and because
many people don't maximize the browser window anyway.

You can use Google Analytics (free, easy to install, and fascinating) to see what your visitors'
monitors are set at, and that (and some common sense) will give you a general sense as to what
size their browser windows are. Then, the task is to build pages which look good at the most
common sizes, and look at least decent at the less common sizes. I personally do that with
fixed-width pages. Other people swear by flexible-width pages.
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--------Thanks to all replies, I was mainly wanting to adjust the text size accordingly
but it appears that there is also the size issue, which I assume depends on the
Monitor size and the window size both (along with resolution)?
My page wraps and looks pretty much presentable at any window size but with pictures
involved I'm just wondering what the page can do "on it's own" to alleviate display issue.
I have a note at the top of the page for the user to adjust text size for smaller (or larger)
resolutions and monitors.
 
JG said:
--------Thanks to all replies, I was mainly wanting to adjust the text
size accordingly
but it appears that there is also the size issue, which I assume depends
on the
Monitor size and the window size both (along with resolution)?
My page wraps and looks pretty much presentable at any window size but
with pictures
involved I'm just wondering what the page can do "on it's own" to
alleviate display issue.
I have a note at the top of the page for the user to adjust text size
for smaller (or larger)
resolutions and monitors.
Click to expand...

I don't know of any good reason to adjust text size to monitor resolution.
Most people who have any trouble reading small type know how to adjust the
text size in their browser, so you shouldn't need to mention it or do
anything special.


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As several of us have said, possible, but somewhere between pointless and a
bad idea. :-)
 
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