Fw: Sizing/Browser type

by "Ineke van der Maat" <inekemaa(at)xs4all.nl>

 Date:  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 19:23:11 -0700
 To:  <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
  todo: View Thread, Original

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ineke van der Maat" <inekemaa(at)xs4all.nl>
To: "Bryan B" <bryanb(at)accessone.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: Sizing/Browser type


> Hallo Bryan,
>
> When you only use relativ sizes for your fonts, tables  or what you have
> programmed than the screensize doesn't matter. When you want that also
> disabled people see you site, don't use fonttags. Screenreaders  cannot
> interpret this tag at all and it gives only confusion. Use therefore your
> stylesheets.
> When you cannot see the site very well in Netscape you ordered your tags
not
> very well. Try to validate the site in http//valiator.w3.org and use as
much
> as possible style sheets and strict HTML4.01 or XHTML. 1.0 strict
> in www.anybrowser.com you can check yoursite in different screensize.
> Then you have the less problems.
>
> Cheers
> Ineke van der Maat
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan B" <bryanb(at)accessone.com>
> To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:08 AM
> Subject: Sizing/Browser type
>
>
> > What is the best way to keep my site within the users screen.  Is there
a
> %
> > statement that will always
> > take advantage of the size of the users screen?  The trouble I am having
> is
> > (I found out) that I developed
> > the site on a 19" screen (1024x768) and it doesnot fit most users.  Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Also, is their a way to check a users browser type and have the site
open
> to
> > match the browser type?  I developed it in notepad with and tested in
> > Explorer, but Netscape and AOL cant see some of the stuff.  THey also
get
> > runtime errors that Explorer does not get.  Hopefully there is a way to
> have
> > the check to see what browser "If Explorer then.... else this...."
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Bryan Burlingame
> >
> >
>
>

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