what's the standard resloution size?

hi,

i'm newbie to dreamweaver and am trying to create a simple website.

what is the standard resolution that i should work on.
i've created a layout with 760 x 520 pixel ratio.
it's look fine if i set my computer resolution to 800 x 600.
however when i set computer resolution to higher than 800x600 everything
within the page will goes smaller than screen size.

how to i set the page resolution to auto resize so that it will fit all screen
size whatever the user set?

is that i standard resolution size?

thanks.

On 7/12/04 1:27 AM, in article cctavu$oiv$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com,
"pullover" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote:

hi,

i'm newbie to dreamweaver and am trying to create a simple website.

what is the standard resolution that i should work on.
i've created a layout with 760 x 520 pixel ratio.
it's look fine if i set my computer resolution to 800 x 600.
however when i set computer resolution to higher than 800x600 everything
within the page will goes smaller than screen size.

how to i set the page resolution to auto resize so that it will fit all screen
size whatever the user set?

is that i standard resolution size?

There is no "standard" resolution size, but I believe that designing for 800
x 600 is considered best practice, so your 760 x 520 layout is probably
comfortably viewable by the greatest number of people.

John Gaver
Action America
(forget everything to contact me direct)

Microsoft: (n) Job security for IT consultants.

hi john,

thanks for your quick reply.

since there's no standard resolution size, i've come across website that can
auto resize the page with whatever resolution that i set. e.g
www.goodorient.com

when i loaded up the page at 800x600 resolution, the page fit in the whole
screen. when i change the resolution to higher, the page automatically fit in
the screen window.

how is this possible?

thanks

hello.,

to expand as per different s you can design the page with

<table border=0 width=100%

"width=100%"

Let me know if you need any more help?

thanks
laksinu

resolution and browser window viewport are two different things. I can have
whatever resolution but my browsing window may only be set at 600 x 400.
Have a look at this page:
http://thepattysite.com/window_sizes1.cfm explains this in more detail.

Then go and have a look at this tables tutorial
http://www.dwfaq.com/Tutorials/Tables/flexible_tables.asp
it will teach you how to build a 'flexible table' layout, so that it expands
or contracts regardless of 'window' size (not resolution
There are also a few table tutorials at the link in my sig that may be of
interest, nested tables in particular.

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pullover typed:

hi john,

thanks for your quick reply.

since there's no standard resolution size, i've come across website
that can auto resize the page with whatever resolution that i set.
e.g www.goodorient.com

when i loaded up the page at 800x600 resolution, the page fit in the
whole screen. when i change the resolution to higher, the page
automatically fit in the screen window.

how is this possible?

thanks

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 06:27:10 +0000 (UTC), in macromedia.dreamweaver
"pullover" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote:

| hi,
|
| i'm newbie to dreamweaver and am trying to create a simple website.
|
| what is the standard resolution that i should work on.
| i've created a layout with 760 x 520 pixel ratio.
| it's look fine if i set my computer resolution to 800 x 600.
| however when i set computer resolution to higher than 800x600 everything
| within the page will goes smaller than screen size.
|
| how to i set the page resolution to auto resize so that it will fit all screen
| size whatever the user set?
|
| is that i standard resolution size?
|
| thanks.

Mainly 800x600 but increasingly 1024x768. But don't rely on the user
having the browser open to full screen. I'm currently running at
800x600 and 1280x1024 (dual monitors). If I open the browser on the
higher res screen then it is resized as not to "interfer" with my
other apps. The actual size could be anything.

As a rule of thumb: use percentages for table sizes, ems for font
sizes. The only thing that should specify an exact (pixel definition)
are images.

what is the standard resolution that i should work on.

There is no such thing in terms of web design.

i've created a layout with 760 x 520 pixel ratio.
it's look fine if i set my computer resolution to 800 x 600.
however when i set computer resolution to higher than 800x600 everything
within the page will goes smaller than screen size.

Screen resolution doesn't have anything to do with the browser view-port.
You want to make sure your site fits inside the browser.

how to i set the page resolution to auto resize so that it will fit all
screen
size whatever the user set?

Use percentages for your dimensions instead of fixed-pixels.

-Darrel

There is no "standard" resolution size, but I believe that designing for
800
x 600 is considered best practice, so your 760 x 520 layout is probably
comfortably viewable by the greatest number of people.

"Best Practice" would be to design for the size of your specific end-user's
browser view-port. ;o)

Assuming 600x800 is common, but I don't think I'd call it best practice.

-Darrel

thanks all for the info.

i'll try it and update you guys.

cheers

pullover typed:

thanks all for the info.

i'll try it and update you guys.

cheers

No problems, glad to help. Post back if you get stuck

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