Re: dpi / resolution / web pages

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From: lee (lee_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:01:03 -0800

thanks again Burt and David,

I need to learn and grasp the principles that David for eg has mentioned.

It sounds like my belief was wrong, that a 'correctly' coded webpage will
force through its intended size etc regardless of the end user's resolution
settings. ie, I believed (assuming the end user's browser is allowing
webpages to dictate fonts and sizes) that the browser would treat such a
webpage as 'preset' and show it disregarding the general XP dpi or font size
settings. Can I confirm that I indeed was wrong in believing this?

Also, although I have chosen to use my XP in the large 125% dpi mode because
it makes most things appear larger (not talking specifically about viewing
webpages) I don't understand _why_ it makes things look larger. ie, I would
have thought it just uses more 'dots per inch' implying clarity/detail may be
enhanced but within the same size.
Presumably this is how I should understand it :
The 'dots per inch' is 'pixels used to resolve the original image',
therefore using 'more pixels' to show something must mean it takes up more
screen space and therefore appears bigger. ie the pixels don't 'move' so more
pixels has to mean a larger viewed result. Have I got that right?
  

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