Shifting objects on page

[Ken]

I'm very new to Frontpage and this may seem like a stupid question but how
can I stop objects from shifting on the page if the viewers resolution is
other than 1024x768, or if the window is minimized.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Avoid using absolute positioning, instead use tables to structure your page layout, sat to a fixed
width of 750 pixels.

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[Ken]

Doesn't that seriously restrict what I'm able to do? Is there a tutorial an
how to add/remove/adjust tables so I have more options?

 

[Ronx]

If you want the layout to remain exactly the same on every browser in
every screen resolution or browser portal size, then a fixed width
layout is the only way forward. Actually, keeping the layout fixed is
impossible (see below), but you can get close.

You can use % widths for the page container (whether it's a <div> or a
<table>) but if you do the page layout will change when the browser size
changes, unless the entire page is composed of a single graphic.

The layout will change anyway when the user changes the text size - and
users will do this, and there is NOTHING you can do to prevent it.
Making the text size larger will cause any absolutely positioned layers
to over lay other text, or text in layers will be cut off and
unreadable. In fact text in a layer is never a good idea (unless the
total text consists of one or two words, and the layout allows for
expansion).

Web page design is not print. You have to cater for the visually
impaired. Nothing is fixed. Nothing can be fixed.
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