Re: Resolution and font issues, PC

Hi Matt,

Yep, your site does display with a few problems.  I had a quick (_very
brief_) look at your code but couldn't really see anything wrong with it.

Using IE 5.5 on a PC (Win98)
- nav links on LHS are about 8 pt and the "Search" text box is too wide -
extends into the border graphic area
- RH column in middle has all text lined up on LHS.  Check your code for
this (not sure what's wrong - it looks OK <sigh>).  - Also, fourth cell
(bottom RHS) has graphic over the text (could be caused by the DIV).

Using NN 4.73 (same computer)
- same problem with LHS navigation table "Search" text box.
- screen scrolls in both directions - not a good idea since it can get
confusing (though this was not really resolved a few weeks ago in the
Techniques List).  This is present in IE as well but is not as noticeable.
- THE ALIGNMENT WAS OK IN THE TWO RHS CELLS!!!

This suggests that the specified table width (790) is involved.  I'm not
sure what you can do about it, since there are differences between browsers
and OS in rendering sites.  It is interesting, though, to note that the
lateral scroll is less in IE (where every word in the RHS cells are aligned
left) than in NN (where all text flows properly).

HTH,

Henry John Boleszny
  Business and Web Development Consultant
  ABN: 27 097 668 056

E-mail:            henryb(at)seaeagle.aunz.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Kreps" <matt(at)morningstarcomm.com>
To: <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 1:08 AM
Subject: Resolution and font issues, PC


> I recently posted a beta site for a client at www.bookmarki.com. I work on
a
> Mac where it looks fine, but there have been some troubles with font sizes
> and PCs. Can some members take a look and let me know how it appears.
>
> Specifically, it seems that on PCs running at less than 1240 pixels, the
> columns are too narrow in the middle section, with only a few words per
> line. They look okay on my Mac down to 800 pixels, but I know PCs display
> fonts differently.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> -- Matt
>
>  Matt Kreps, Account Executive
>  Morningstar Communications Company
>  http://www.morningstarcomm.com
>
>

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