Recomendations on fullscreen script

[joah]

Hi!

I've built my site to fit 1024x768 windowed in Iexplorer and 800x600 in fullscreen mode (not F11, but really fullscreen). I would like to detect the window size and then open a dialog asking the user if they would like to switch to fullscreen.

What would be the best approach to this? Using Javascript or perhaps something else? And also, popup killers should not block this, since I ask the user what they want to do...

All help greatly appreciated!

[tantone]

As a seasoned web browser and internet user, I would suggest not doing anything of the kind. Provide links, perhaps, on the page allowing the user to click to go to full screen, but don't intrude with a pop-up.

In fact, when sites push my window to maximized, I have to resize it before I close it to avoid IE remembering the window size.

[joah]

hmm yes perhaps you're right. I too tend to just stay clear from sites that do such things. Even though i'm politely asking, the question itself is still a pop-up...

I just really wouldn't like to downsize my website just for those users still on 800x600... I guess I'll have to provide a link for them?

[tantone]

Good rule of thumb is to design your site so that it will fit in a maximized browser window with a user running 800x600. Let them worry about resizing their own window since they're either: a) unable to afford a larger monitor, or b) without a good vision plan :p

[kpm547]

Most people now have popup blockers anyways, so they likely wouldn't see the popup.

What is the standard size to design a webpage for now? 1024x768?

[tantone]

Oddly enough, 800x600 is still recommended in general. Amazing how many people run at 800x600.

That said, you need to look at your sites traffic patterns to determine what res is ideal for your site. If it's to generate $$, and you have even a small number of 800x600 users, better to design at the lowest common denominator to generate as much revenue as possible than to isolate those folks and possibly lose $$.

[joah]

Well, my site is important for my business as a freelance illustrator. This means I have to be compatible with 800x600.

Which in turn means that, without a scrollbar, my site has a max width of 780 or so... (800 minus the vertical sides of the IE window). BTW, what is the max witdh in 600x800 anyway?

And, is there a way to make a table go 100% in height when sreenheight is less than 600 and make it go 600pix in height when the screenheight is more than 600?
In other words, to limit the table height to 600, but make it fit the screen if its height gets below 600?

[kpm547]

There is a way to do it. I involves javascript to determine the screen resolution and then to change the height values based on the resolution. But I don't know what the code is that will do it.

[joah]

Hmm ok, i will Google for it... Thanks anyway!

[CompGeek01]

Using CSS properly for a website will scale the site for ANY resolution.

Period.

[joah]

Period?

Well thanks for your wonderful advice there, geek. ;) Could you elaborate a bit on the CSS solution to my particular question?

Thanks.

[CompGeek01]

You gave no specifications on what you're trying to do. Read up on CSS in the stickied thread if you're new to it. I don't know what else to tell you.

[joah]

Thanks for replying!

I wanted to make my 800x600 pix table be able to decrease in height when windowsize gets below 600, but not increase above 600.

The table should be 100% high, with a max of 600 pixels.

I'm not completely new to CSS, but I think this isn't possible, or is it?

:t

[ScaryBinary]

Originally posted by tantone
Oddly enough, 800x600 is still recommended in general. Amazing how many people run at 800x600.

In addition to being an embedded software developer, I'm also the "desktop application guy" where I work. About once a week I have to go mess around on someone's desktop to fix some home-grown program. I always get a chuckle out of it because the majority of the people are twice my age, and their "My Computer" icons are like half the size of the monitor at the resolutions they use.

[tantone]

It drives me nuts. We just went through and replaced older 19 and 21" CRT's with dual 20" flat-panels (ppl complained about having to alt-tab between screens. And they run these new displays at 800x600 each!!!!!!!! We have a vision plan. They should be forced to be at LEAST 1024x768