static width and centered content

[Erik Schulp]

Hi all,

I want to set the width of my webpages so that they always appear
centered and at a resolution of 800x600.

How can I accomplish this in my stylesheet ?

An example of the site can be found here: http://www.sgtclog.nl

Thanks
Erik Schulp
www.sgtclog.nl
[e-mail]

-Let's all hope there is intelligent life on other planets,
cuz' here on earth, there is bugger all!- *Monty Python*

[Erik Schulp]

Dear Brian,

Ummm anyone ever accuse you of being en eye-opener ? ;-)

After reading through your site and your comments, I have to admit I
never looked at it that way.

Thanks for the 'slap on the wrist' ;-)

Erik
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:32:15 GMT, Brian
<us*****@mangymutt.com.invalid-remove-this-part> wrote:

Erik Schulp wrote:

I want to set the width of my webpages so that they always appear
centered

You cannot force anything on users.
< http://webtips.dantobias.com/force.html >

and at a resolution of 800x600

How could any technology force a resolution on a device that is
incapable of that resolution? How could a technology force a
resolution even it it were capable? Better still, why would you
*want* to force this?

BTW, please read the very recent thread on fixed width. This has been
discussed to death. :)

How can I accomplish this in my stylesheet ?

Css is optional. Nothing in css can be relied upon. That, btw, is
not a weakness but a strength.

Erik Schulp
www.sgtclog.nl
[e-mail]

-Let's all hope there is intelligent life on other planets,
cuz' here on earth, there is bugger all!- *Monty Python*

[Brian]

Erik Schulp wrote:

Dear Brian,

Ummm anyone ever accuse you of being en eye-opener ? ;-)

That's rather gererous of you. The term more often applied to me is
curmudgeon. ;-) And in that spirit, please refrain from top-posting.
:-p

Erik Schulp wrote:

I want to set the width of my webpages so that they always appear [snip] at a resolution of 800x600

In case you don't realize it, there is no reason to want a certain
resolution for a web page. A properly authored page -- i.e., where
you did not add unnecessary presentation restrictions -- will display
fine on any browser, at any resolution. That's the magic of the web.
If you'll forgive me for beating a dead horse, that means that one
must do *more* work to make a page less accessible. A page that you
might find interesting:

< http://www.allmyfaqs.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?AnySizeDesign >
NB: one link on this page is broken; another contains no useful
information. :( But the other links should be helpful.

--
Brian
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