Re: Image and resolutions

I have answered this very same question about a month ago, and I still hold 
to my answer.

Use JavaScript to find what resolution your visitor's screen is set at and 
once found use JavaScript to write the link to the appropriate cascading 
style sheet.

Objection one: There are many people (approx. 1 out of 10) who surf the web 
with JavaScript turned off.What this does is effectively render the 
resolution sniffing script non-existent. -- That's ok. Set the default 
layout for your site to the smallest resolution you would normally expect 
(600 X 800) but still keep the script for writing the link to the correct 
cascading sheet. You may also want to add a [NOSCRIPT] [/noscript] block to 
your code that will show up if you do happen to run into a non-supporting 
surfer.

Objection two: You should not plan your site with any one 
particular  browser in mind. -- I don't believe this is true at all. Think 
of different browsers and resolutions as different type of medias. Would 
you put a single magazine story in a hard bound book? Would you put "War 
and Peace" in a digest? My thought is no, you wouldn't. However, if a big 
chuck of the planet could buy the digest version, wouldn't it be 
appropriate to format a copy of "war and peace" for that? I think so.

The web is exactly like that. Some people surf with older browsers, some 
people surf with smaller resolutions set on their monitors. Doesn't it make 
sense to at least attempt formatting your site so that they can see them 
without any undue complications?

I know that seems like a 180 degree turnaround to my answer in objection 
one but it mixes nicely for me. Just remember that there isn't anything 
that is completely black and white; a little maroon around the edges does 
quite well sometimes. :0)

Thomas Rumley

At 06:44 PM 1/29/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>I am doing this site and It looks good in 1024 x 768 resolution however in
>600 x 800  the  Images are to big does anyone have suggestion on changes
>that I should make to make this site look good in all resolutions.
>here is he Url http://www.atlcreations.com/clients/flaming_knights/nav2.htm
>--
>David Pippen
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