web pages

[crabcake]

Alright ... this is frustrating the heck outta me. I have a 19-inch monitor. I'm designing pages. When they come up on a normal sized monitor (15"), they have a scroll thing along the bottom.

How do I set the page settings to "autofit" in the particular window for the computer that pulls it up?

Also, would I be easier off designing the pages in something Microsoft Word or stick with Macromedia Contribute? This stuff is kickin' my azz.

 

[Kain99]

Originally posted by tatercake
How do I set the page settings to "autofit" in the particular window for the computer that pulls it up?

If only it worked like that.....

Call me when ya get home.

 

[crabcake]

like hell, i'm calling you now!

 

[Tonio]

Originally posted by tatercake
like hell, i'm calling you now!

What's the resolution of the monitor? I design my pages to fit on an 800x600 screen. To play it safe, I use a design table with a width of 750px. Macromedia Dreamweaver lists an 800x600 monitor as showing 760x420 of content area in the browser window.

If you need to design for 640x480, the browser only can show 600x300.

 

[crabcake]

Kain ... you're the woman!

 

[Kain99]

Originally posted by tatercake
like hell, i'm calling you now!

See ya think I was being super nice to ya but as soon as you said "Beer" I thought Dayum! This is gonna work for me!

 

[Toxick]

Originally posted by tatercake
Alright ... this is frustrating the heck outta me. I have a 19-inch monitor. I'm designing pages. When they come up on a normal sized monitor (15"), they have a scroll thing along the bottom.

How do I set the page settings to "autofit" in the particular window for the computer that pulls it up?

Browsers are always set to autofit.

Also, it's not the screen size (19" vs. 15") that's changing, so much as the screen resolution (1024x768 vs. 800x600) that's gotcha.

Now, if you're getting a scrollbar, then you've added tables, or frames or something, and you are forcing at least one cell or column to be at least a specific width.

If you're going to do this, you're going to have to do one of two things - go to the lowest common denominator: 640x480 (eesh), or accept the fact that some people are going to get scrollbars.

Originally posted by tatercake
Also, would I be easier off designing the pages in something Microsoft Word or stick with Macromedia Contribute? This stuff is kickin' my azz.

Best designing tool for webpages: Notepad.

If you want color coded HTML tags and such, try Crimson Editor.

 

[Tonio]

Re: Re: web pages

Good stuff, Toxick. I use a combination of Dreamweaver and hand-coding. I've also used Microsoft FrontPage for site management. At home I use HTML Kit.

 

[Kain99]

Re: Re: web pages

Originally posted by Toxick
Browsers are always set to autofit.

Right.... but one must speak TC to understand what she was saying... Thank you, for your valuable time.

 

[crabcake]

Re: Re: Re: web pages

Originally posted by Kain99
Right.... but one must speak TC to understand what she was saying... Thank you, for your valuable time.

TC-ese? What, I get my own language after exceeding a certain post count?

 

[crabcake]

I just edited html in notepad!

and yes ... SUCCESSFULLY!!!!






(sorry folks ... this is a big accomplishment for me!)

 

[jlabsher]

In Dreamweaver if you're using tables:

1. Right click on the table go to Table - Select Table
2. Go to the top toolbar: Modify - Table - Convert width to Percent

I've been redoing webpages for the last two weeks, I know that drill by heart!

 

[Toxick]

Re: Re: Re: web pages

Originally posted by Tonio
Good stuff, Toxick. I use a combination of Dreamweaver and hand-coding. I've also used Microsoft FrontPage for site management. At home I use HTML Kit.

Haven't heard of HTML kit.


One of the reasons I stumbled across Crimson Editor, was when I was designing a PHP editor. I got it working and it was cool, but I mix PHP in with HTML, and my editor didn't distinguish between the two - so my HTML was PHP color-coded.

I love that program, and I use it for all my development, including Perl, ASP, XML - all of 'em.

Great stuff.

 

[Toxick]

Originally posted by tatercake
I just edited html in notepad!

and yes ... SUCCESSFULLY!!!!

Cool!


I know it's a big accomplishment. I remember when I converted plain text into something more the first time.

 

[Kain99]

I think it's time for a raise..... Want me to call Kankles?

 

[crabcake]

Originally posted by Kain99
I think it's time for a raise..... Want me to call Kankles?

Kankles got a little bit of a chewin' for not showing up till 2 p.m. on Friday and not telling anyone.

But my boss (the one that MATTERS), loves it; I just made a few minor changes, and sent it back onto the server for her to show the big man tomorrow morning.

Thanks again Kain!

 

[lucaswebco]

The best HTML editor to use is CoffeeCup HTML Editor. Quick and easy to use.