IE7 sites display small and narrow

G

Guest

My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor driven by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to 'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web sites to
fill my screen?
 
D

Don Varnau

Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
G

Guest

If you mean by stretching to drag the edges that option is not available for
this site. I tried the zoom but that caused misalignment of the text with
the framing and some text overwrote other text.

It was a good idea but it didn't work out.

Thanks anyway.

Don Varnau said:
Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

normviv73 said:
My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor driven by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to 'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web sites to
fill my screen?
 
G

Guest

I have the same problem on my new computer. Don't know what to do, it's very
irritating to have little half size windows. And you're right, you can't
resize by stretching and if you magnify it larger everything gets really off.
If someone can help with this problem, I'd greatly appreciate it.

normviv73 said:
If you mean by stretching to drag the edges that option is not available for
this site. I tried the zoom but that caused misalignment of the text with
the framing and some text overwrote other text.

It was a good idea but it didn't work out.

Thanks anyway.

Don Varnau said:
Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

normviv73 said:
My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor driven by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to 'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web sites to
fill my screen?
 
N

Nitish

use safari or firefox

normviv73 said:
Many sites now do have or allow software (Windows or IE7) to expand and
fill
my screen. I have begun complaining to the webmaster of sites that do not
expand so that they cannot say that no one is complaining.


cpj said:
I have the same problem on my new computer. Don't know what to do, it's
very
irritating to have little half size windows. And you're right, you can't
resize by stretching and if you magnify it larger everything gets really
off.
If someone can help with this problem, I'd greatly appreciate it.

normviv73 said:
If you mean by stretching to drag the edges that option is not
available for
this site. I tried the zoom but that caused misalignment of the text
with
the framing and some text overwrote other text.

It was a good idea but it didn't work out.

Thanks anyway.

:

Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages
should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular
width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest
of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor
driven
by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to
'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of
the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web
sites
to
fill my screen?
 
G

Guest

Many sites now do have or allow software (Windows or IE7) to expand and fill
my screen. I have begun complaining to the webmaster of sites that do not
expand so that they cannot say that no one is complaining.


cpj said:
I have the same problem on my new computer. Don't know what to do, it's very
irritating to have little half size windows. And you're right, you can't
resize by stretching and if you magnify it larger everything gets really off.
If someone can help with this problem, I'd greatly appreciate it.

normviv73 said:
If you mean by stretching to drag the edges that option is not available for
this site. I tried the zoom but that caused misalignment of the text with
the framing and some text overwrote other text.

It was a good idea but it didn't work out.

Thanks anyway.

Don Varnau said:
Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor driven
by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to 'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web sites
to
fill my screen?
 
I

Ian

It is the way the site is built, just have to accept what is there folks, no
web builder is going to you complaints.


normviv73 said:
Many sites now do have or allow software (Windows or IE7) to expand and
fill
my screen. I have begun complaining to the webmaster of sites that do not
expand so that they cannot say that no one is complaining.


cpj said:
I have the same problem on my new computer. Don't know what to do, it's
very
irritating to have little half size windows. And you're right, you can't
resize by stretching and if you magnify it larger everything gets really
off.
If someone can help with this problem, I'd greatly appreciate it.

normviv73 said:
If you mean by stretching to drag the edges that option is not
available for
this site. I tried the zoom but that caused misalignment of the text
with
the framing and some text overwrote other text.

It was a good idea but it didn't work out.

Thanks anyway.

:

Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages
should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular
width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest
of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor
driven
by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to
'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of
the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web
sites
to
fill my screen?
 
G

Guest

I am working on dealing with that sort of attitude via the U.S. Dept. Of
Justice and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Besides, all software is
regularly updated. If polite complaints to the 'webmaster' are ignored I
then call the webmaster's corporate employer. Polite reasonable complaints
do get heard and considered if not always acted upon.

Most, if not all, States have a "Consumer Advocate's Office". I just met
with an attorney from mine last night and Verizon, which has been ignoring me
for 3 months, will regret it when she calls them. It's not just having a
"big shot" on your side. It's that they speak directly to a high level
corporate executive.

Be reasonable, be polite and be persistant. Never allow yourself to be
ignored!



Ian said:
It is the way the site is built, just have to accept what is there folks, no
web builder is going to you complaints.


normviv73 said:
Many sites now do have or allow software (Windows or IE7) to expand and
fill
my screen. I have begun complaining to the webmaster of sites that do not
expand so that they cannot say that no one is complaining.


cpj said:
I have the same problem on my new computer. Don't know what to do, it's
very
irritating to have little half size windows. And you're right, you can't
resize by stretching and if you magnify it larger everything gets really
off.
If someone can help with this problem, I'd greatly appreciate it.

:

If you mean by stretching to drag the edges that option is not
available for
this site. I tried the zoom but that caused misalignment of the text
with
the framing and some text overwrote other text.

It was a good idea but it didn't work out.

Thanks anyway.

:

Hi,
If you stretch the IE window out to fill the screen, most webpages
should
fill that window. Some pages are written (coded) to be a particular
width.
Example: www.msn.com is about 800 pixels wide and fills in the rest
of your
IE window with color.

You could use the Zoom feature of IE7 to make content larger.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

My display setting is 1920x1200 and I have a Dell 2405FPW monitor
driven
by
an ATI X1900 graphics card. I ahve the text size (View) set to
'largest'.
Yet sites appear in the center of the screen with blank space of
the sites
colors on each side. Is there a setting in IE7 Tools to cause web
sites
to
fill my screen?
 

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