Supporting Multiple Resolution

[arya009]

Hi,

I am developing a site. I want to develop it for multiple resolution. i mean images should not distort if resolution changes.

eg. www.amazon.com, www.hipchiccouture.com

If you guyz have any idea plz help me. I need this solved asap..

Thanks in advance..

[Jona]

Unless you set the dimensions (width and/or height) in percentages, images should not scale to screen resolution. If you don't already, I would suggest using CSS to design your sites. It makes things more flexible and more accessible. I would recommend using graphics that can repeat in the background to perform a 100% screen-width layout, on any screen. At the same time, a minimum-width (for example, the screen resolution must be at least 400 pixels wide) is essential. This way you can be sure the layout doesn't break in extremely low resolutions - something that just shouldn't happen often anyway. That's my approach, at least. Hope it helps.

[arya009]

thanks for the reply...

i havwe sorted it our by liquid tables and some what arranging my jpg files....:cool:

[Jona]

That's great. But I don't you noticed a subtle comment I made... CSS are for layout, tables aren't, so you should be using CSS to design your web pages instead of tables.

[LJK]

Hi -
Just wanted to chime in that the attitude taken that
one MUST use CSS is probably the cause, in some small
way, of why people resist learning/using it at all!

I was lucky enough to have learned with CSS from the
getgo, and shudder when I MUST use a table for something
because of the extraneous typing! But many learned
in a very old-school, table-based way and are just too
thrown by NEW to pitch that mode.

These days, I'm appalled at how many never even learn
how to code correctly at all - due to the amount of
programs that pretty much walk you through the process.
[Yeah, we're not going into standards, here, either!]

Anyway, please 'suggest' CSS - and nudge the user in a good
starting location for learning...we need more who are
adept with many kinds of coding practices - if only to
continue railing against [and hopefully toppling] IE! ;-)

Happy coding,
El

[Jona]

I don't believe I used the word "must." If that was a demand, would you kindly describe a suggestion? I like to think I recommended the use of CSS over tables, and I did give a good reason. There are also more reasons which I did not give, which I would be more than happy to list and explain in detail if I got a response from the original poster. I'm not forcing it on anyone. Heck, the less people know about standards, the more likely I am to get a job, since I abide by them and go through a process of explaining why standards and CSS are important for web sites and businesses. I am here to help, and help is what I am trying to do. If my help appears offensive, you only need say so. I mean no offense or oppression. It seems that everyone is guilty until proven innocent these days. Anyway, thanks for pointing that out, LJK. I'll try my best to make sure that I do no appear to be forcing the use of CSS upon anyone. :)