Dumb Question #2

[Jim K]

I am a beginner and I am developing a webpage but the site does not display
correctly on all monitors. On wide monitors (the site was developed on wide
LCD monitors and the site looks fine if the visitor is using a wide screen.
If the user is not using a wide screen, then the right portion of the screen
is truncated. I suppose there is some method of ascertaining if the visitor
is using a wide screen or not and make resolution changes accordingly.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance,
Jim

 

[Ronx]

You can test for screen resolution, but that does not give any
information about the size of the browser portal being used. Many users
have wide screen (or high resolution) screens, but open their browsers
to as little as 800px x 600px, enabling the rest of the screen to be
used for other programs, such as email or IM, etc.

Best idea is to design your site to suit the smallest browser portal
your expected audience is likely to use, or design a floating layout -
use %s for table or div widths.

But be aware that long lines of text are difficult to read - 10 average
words is a reasonable limit for a line of text (about 600px when using
the equivalent to 10pt text).