Published appearance different

[Lana Lewis]

Hi ... I use FP2002.
www.LanasTheLittleHouse.com.
How do I develop my website using FP2002 so the published
page looks correct regardless of the viewer's text viewing
size, browser type etc.

My problem is the published web looks great at medium text
size -- but -- if viewed with larger or largest text
viewing size sections of the page overlap and sections are
in a different location on the page.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Jim Buyens]

-----Original Message-----

Hi ...
Howdy.

I use FP2002. www.LanasTheLittleHouse.com. How do I
develop my website using FP2002 so the published
page looks correct regardless of the viewer's text
viewing size, browser type etc.

You can't. Just make your page look its best at the
settings you believe most of your visitors will use (i.e.
browser width = 800 pixels) and then make sure it's
usable at other resolutions.

My problem is the published web looks great at medium
text size -- but -- if viewed with larger or largest
text viewing size sections of the page overlap and
sections are in a different location on the page.

You're probably over-controlling some parts of your page.

Don't use absolute positioning for anything; use HTML
tables as layout grids instead.

Don't specify any more heights and widths than you really
need. Let your text flow, and let the rest of the page
self-adjust.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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[Lana Lewis]

Thank you Jim for your easy to understand reply!
I am using lots of absolute positioning -- so -- I will
revise to use HTMl Tables as layout grids instead.
Thanks.