View>Page Size?

[News Group]

Hi,

I realise that this must be obvious, but I must admit I am struggling.

FrontPage 2003 - Menu: View>Page Size:

I know that the figures in parentheses refer to screen resolution, and the
figures preceding are the actual page size given as a canvas - but what is
the relationship between the two sets of dimensions given for different Page
Sizes: e.g.

955 x 600 (1024 x 768 Maximized)

i.e.. If I want to design a page for a monitor with a resolution of 1024 x
768 - Why am I given 955 x 600 to work with?

Clearly I need to keep in mind the space taken by menu bars and borders
etc. - but how is the figure of 955 x 600 calculated?

Ideally I would like to create Web Pages to be viewed on monitors with a
resolution of 1280 x 1024.

If I add my own Page Size, how do I calculate what to give as the Width &
Height?

Thanks

Colin.

 

[Murray]

955 x 600 (1024 x 768 Maximized)

A browser viewport maximized on a 1024x768 screen will only have 955x600
pixels of available (i.e., usable) space (that's total width/height minus
'chrome').

 

[John Cello]

And even less if Google or other toolbars are present, if the Explorer bar is
used, etc. That's the hard part of developing for the web...you never know
what your site will be viewed in.

Good luck.