[Web4lib] web page layout in different monitors and browsers

[Cary Gordon]

I think that there have been a lot of great suggestions made here that can
help produce a site which renders more or less the same in most browsers,
assuming that the user hasn't customized their browser or added their own
style sheets (hey, we're not the only ones with no lives...). 

If you really want it to render the same way in every browser, there is a
relatively foolproof method: Create your site totally in Flash. That is why
Flash sites are popular with folks in the commercial arts, to whom design
and layout is everything.

Good luck,

Cary

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
11664 National Blvd. 143
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-397-2999 (voice)
866-375-2191 (fax)
http://www.chillco.com


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sandra Cahillane
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:29 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] web page layout in different monitors and browsers


Hello all,

I am having a difficult time explaining to my director why our home page
looks different in monitors with different resolutions and different
browsers.  From what I've read, the best way to work around this issue is by
using % vs. set widths and/or styles.  I've changed our page to all %'s but
there is still a lot of blank space in a 1280x1024 resolution browser.

I've attached my code and would appreciate it if anyone is willing to take
a look at it and provide me with feedback.   I need additional backup
information to convince my director that my explanation of what's going on
is the generally accepted explanation.

(See attached file: homepage_code.txt)

Thanks,
Sandy

Sandy Cahillane
Systems and Reference Librarian
Bay Path College
Hatch Library
588 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, MA  01106
(413) 567-4529 or (413) 565-1376
fax-(413) 567-8345