Re: Fitting the Page to Various Resolutions
From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/12/04
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 18:00:00 -0500
You can lock the font size via CSS for users of IE browsers that DO NOT know how to override a
website CSS settings.
-- ============================================== Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage) WEBMASTER Resources(tm) http://www.ycoln-resources.com FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc. ============================================== To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp "Jon Spivey" <jons@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OmvZpjJ4EHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > 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 :-) > > -- > Cheers, > Jon > Microsoft MVP > > "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:%23QCw2qG4EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> 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. >> >> -- >> ============================================== >> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage) >> WEBMASTER Resources(tm) >> http://www.ycoln-resources.com >> FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc. >> ============================================== >> To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see: >> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp >> >> "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) >>>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread. >>>> >>>> >>>> "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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