screen resolution

[Ryan]

I am producing my site in 800X600 resolution which works
fine. Then I change the resolution to 1024X768 and it
looks completely different. I noticed some web sites
look the exact same in both resolutions... almost like
they don't use the whole screen while in 1024X768. Is
there a way to do this?

 

[Guest]

I am producing my site in 800X600 resolution which works
fine. Then I change the resolution to 1024X768 and it
looks completely different. I noticed some web sites
look the exact same in both resolutions... almost like
they don't use the whole screen while in 1024X768. Is
there a way to do this?

When the more knowledgeable people read this, I'm sure they will have a lot to add. Basically, it depends on your site content. If you use tables, try to set their width to something like 750 pixels (don't set it to a screen percentage). You can probably put your text and graphics in tables, where you can specify width in pixels. Turn the borders off, to make the tables "invisible". A little practice and I think you will be able to keep your 800 pixel wide goals.

 

[Wally S]

Put the content of your page in a table and set the width to 800 pixels or
750 pixels, whichever looks better.

Wally S

 

[Andrew Murray]

if you're using tables for layout, use the width dimensions as a percent, which
expands and contracts the tables depending on the resolutions used by viewers.

 

[Andrew Murray]

Specify your table widths as a percent, not pixels i.e. 60% of 800x600 or
1024x768 is still 60%. but 600 pixels width will be different at either
resolution