Thread: size of website

having published some of my website (still ongoing!) and working on my laptop my site appears on 3/4 of my screen and can read everthing without scrolling left to right.
however when i've had alook with other peoples computer screens they have to scroll left to right which is very annoying!
1.what is causing this?
2.Is there anything i can do to irradicate this without having to repulish all my pages?

many thanks
dean023

could you lovely peeps have a look at my website and tell how it appears on your pc?

I need to know if you can see all the screen without scrolling right and would appreciate any feedback regarding this!

cheers in advance
Deano

http://www.electricalwholesaler.org.uk

click here http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/hyperlinking-making/862-creating-hyperlinks.html

Originally Posted by VodaHost

click here http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/showthread.php?t=862

errm..... not sure how or which bit is relavent to the sizing problem? could you go into a little bit more detail of which bit i need?

sorry for being so thick

Originally Posted by dean023

errm..... not sure how or which bit is relavent to the sizing problem? could you go into a little bit more detail of which bit i need?

sorry for being so thick

i think you've answered my other post here which was how to open a link in a new window!

where does the _blank go in the link to open in a new window?

if you visit my site can you see the full layout?

sorted link problem!

can anyone let me know how my site comes across on your pc please.
i just want to know if you can see all the logo at the top without scrolling right.
I would really appreciate someone giving 10 seconds to give me this feedback to see if i have a problem

http://www.electricalwholesaler.org.uk

Originally Posted by dean023

sorted link problem!

can anyone let me know how my site comes across on your pc please.
i just want to know if you can see all the logo at the top without scrolling right.
I would really appreciate someone giving 10 seconds to give me this feedback to see if i have a problem

http://www.electricalwholesaler.org.uk

Nope, I have to scroll...but very little.

On my screen I am missing the < component of the letter K. Otherwise all's okay. Looking good!

Norbert

Originally Posted by specialtiesbarbados

Nope, I have to scroll...but very little.

On my screen I am missing the < component of the letter K. Otherwise all's okay. Looking good!

Norbert

thankyou Norbert for taking the trouble to help me.

Can anyone tell me why this appears different in pcs. is it something to do with the personal settings for internet? and how can we know how big to make our sites? scrolling up and down is ok but sideways aswell is annoying - plus when adding a product to my checkout you can't see all the figures. although i can see everything fine on my laptop!

Make your website width as small as possible. People have different settings, resolutions, and browsers so it is impossible to make your website look perfect on everyone's computer.

Originally Posted by Steven.H

Make your website width as small as possible. People have different settings, resolutions, and browsers so it is impossible to make your website look perfect on everyone's computer.

i thought there was a way to do this?
i know the shopping carts have ways to do this by implementing a style.php can this not be done in BV?

BlueVoda is a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) Web Builder.
This means that every HTML object will have the same size and position in every browser. This also means that if the screen resolution of the viewers PC is different than the computer you've designed your page on, it will look different: it's the same page (in pixel size) viewed on a smaller or larger screen.

Here are a few tips for the best results:
- Set the Page properties to 800x600
- Enable the Guide Borders and set them to the same size.
- Make sure all page contents stays between the guide borders
- Enable 'Center to browser'

Originally Posted by Pablo

BlueVoda is a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) Web Builder.
This means that every HTML object will have the same size and position in every browser. This also means that if the screen resolution of the viewers PC is different than the computer you've designed your page on, it will look different: it's the same page (in pixel size) viewed on a smaller or larger screen.

Here are a few tips for the best results:
- Set the Page properties to 800x600
- Enable the Guide Borders and set them to the same size.
- Make sure all page contents stays between the guide borders
- Enable 'Center to browser'

cheers pablo i'll implement the above (if i can find them!)

found all but last one where do i do that?
Enable 'Center to browser'

It's in the Page Properties.

Originally Posted by Pablo

It's in the Page Properties.

oh yes. many thanks

we have a tutorial about setting your page properties.

Originally Posted by VodaHost

we have a tutorial about setting your page properties.

yeah but you know how it is when you get something new, you just want to get stuck in and play! you only consult the manual when your stumped lol!!

can't help it if this is sooooo good a complete novice like me can make a (in my humble opinion) very complex looking web site!! :)