uniformity

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Tanya

I am trying the table suggestion from an earlier post but
I guess my question really is this:

Is there a way to design the pages to look uniform on both
800 x 600 and a 1024 x 768 resolutions. I am using the
larger one to author in and previewing in browsers for
both resolutions. I am new to this and I have two books
which I refer to but I do not see this issue addressed.
Thanks for any help.

tanya
 
You need to design for 800x600. That will also be visible and useable for
those with their systems set at 1024 x 768. The reverse of that is not true:
a 1024x768 site will not be easily viewed by those with their systems set at
800x600.

Actually, you need to deduct the scroll bars from the horizontal area
available for graphics, etc. That leaves about 770 horizontally.

So, at present, I design for a horizontal screen of 770 and try to kep the
most important stuff visible without vertical scrolling.

The real challenges begin when you try to center the material, so that it is
always in the center of the screen no matter what the visitors system
resolution is set at.

I used to count on the <center></center> HTML tags to center the that
tables I use for controlling the position of content .

Recently, the design pros and CSS purests are frowning on the use of tables
for positioning and are pleading with the rest of us to use CSS and DIVs
instead of tables for controlling the placement of content.

My attempts to switch from the use of tables to the use of CSS and DIV's to
control the positioning of material has been a freaking nightmare. The three
sets of standards, MSIE, Netscape and W3 dont render CSS and Divs the same.
This is especially true when it comes to centering material horizontally.

So, my simple advice is to keep using tables. And to use them 770 wide.
 
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