Probably a Dumb Question

[K. Grass]

Hey guys,

On the topic of creating web sites using tables, I've noticed that the pages
do not resize automatically to whatever sized monitor they are being viewed
on.

For example; The web I'm working on now I'm doing from a 19" monitor, so
everything fits okay. But when viewed on a 17" or smaller that blasted
slider bar appears at the bottom of the browser because the page does not
fit.

Is there a way to stop this insane behavoir? Please advise soonest. TIA

K. Grass
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[Kevin Spencer]

Different machines have different screen resolution, screen size, and other
display settings, as well as the size of a non-maximized browser window. One
of the most difficult aspects of webb design is making a site look good at
any resolution. Using tables is one way, and you have the option of sizing
via fixed pixels or percentages. When you use percentage, the table
willresize according to the amount of real estate available on the screen.
Still, this is not an easy task overall. I would take a look at my site in
IE and Netscape and at different screen resolutions to make sure.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[Steve Easton]

Not dumb at all.
The trick to making tables resize is to
set the width to 100% in table properties.

That said: it's not the physical size of the monitor that is the problem,
it is the monitor resolution setting. ( width and height in pixels )
A 19 inch monitor and a 12 inch monitor when both set at 800 by 600
screen resolution will display the page exactly the same.
Obviously, the page will *appear* smaller in the 12 inch monitor.

hth

 

[K. Grass]

Thank you very much gentlemen. Advice well received. It's always good to
know that there are professionals one can always turn to.