Re: Fitting the Page to Various Resolutions

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From: Jon Spivey (jons_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:21:21 -0000

You can't "lock" font size with CSS. In fact I don't think you can "lock"
anything on the web, the user is king :-) 

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Cheers,
Jon
Microsoft MVP
"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message 
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> Nothing you can do about it, the user can increase the font size in their 
> browser as long as you haven't tried locking the font size with CSS.
>
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> "George in Boston" <George in Boston@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> message news:B1611082-201E-433B-88E9-5F5F25B7F5D8@microsoft.com...
>> Ronx - Thank you for your help. I need to design with a fixed with layout 
>> so
>> that the content in the cells doesn't change in size, test wrap, etc. 
>> I'll
>> try working with a 760px wide table at an 800 x 600 resolution. My fear 
>> is
>> that for those visitors with a higher screen resolution my site will 
>> appear
>> microscopic. I'm not sure how to avoid this type of result.
>>
>> If you have any thoughts about this it would be greatlly appreicated..
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> "Ronx" wrote:
>>
>>> Simple answer:  No.
>>>
>>> You can design for a fixed width layout, or a liquid layout.  The fixed
>>> width (say all content within a 760px wide table) will display the same 
>>> for
>>> all browser widths from 800px upwards, but wider browsers will display 
>>> blank
>>> space in one or both (left/right) margins.
>>>
>>> The liquid layout (all content in a 100% wide table) will expand and
>>> contract with the browser width, but the layout in the table will change 
>>> as
>>> text wraps in different places, and images and other objects will move
>>> around.
>>>
>>> Finally, all users can change the font size to suit their screen 
>>> resolution
>>> and eyesight.  This will also change the layout for individual users.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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>>>
>>> "George in Boston" <George in Boston@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:2170E3A3-E1FF-41C9-A2C7-67336A182817@microsoft.com...
>>> > Is there a feature or technique in Frontpage 2003 that will always 
>>> > allow
>>> > the
>>> > page that I have designed to expand or contract to meet various
>>> > resolutions
>>> > and appear pretty much the same to all viewers as it does to me in my
>>> > design?
>>> > So that if I design a page that fits completely within my screen at my
>>> > design
>>> > resolution, it will appear roughly the same to all visitors (without
>>> > having
>>> > to scroll to view all the content) regardless of the viewer's screen 
>>> > size
>>> > or
>>> > resolution. Thank you for your help.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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