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Max width for 800*600 FF

Sent by Erik Harris on 4 January 2005 21:09


At 02:45 AM 1/4/2005, ZEFXIS - Nick Mavros wrote:
>Does anyone know what is the max width I can use so that at 800*600 screen 
>won't appear scroll bars in FF?

That's doing to depend on the theme the user has installed, and may also 
depend on the operating system and settings within that operating system 
(i.e. in Windows XP, the Plaskool-inspired "Luna" theme is a lot bulkier 
than the Classic theme.  And then there are countless other themes 
available on the internet, besides the two included with the operating system).

>In IE I can use 779px but in FF I used 775px and scroll bars appear.

You're probably better off using dimensions other than pixels, so you're 
not limiting yourself to a single resolution.  CSS has percentage 
dimensions specifically for this purpose.  That way, if someone happens to 
be running at 640x480 still, they won't see an enormous page they need to 
scroll around, and if someone is running in 1600x1200, they won't see a 
postage stamp of a web page.

And what about people who don't maximize their browser?  I never do.

And what about people running their browser in kiosk-type fullscreen mode?

There are too many factors out there to come up with a reasonable answer to 
your question, I'm afraid.

Erik Harris                                   [EMAIL-REMOVED]
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