FrOzeN Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 I got myself a [url=http://www.viewsonic.com.au/products/productspecs.php?id=264]ViewSonic 22" VX2235wm[/url] yesterday and have noticed a lot of websites don't use much of the width available (1650 pixels in my case). As I do web design I'm trying to make it account for all resolutions so the webpage will look great at all sizes, instead of just stretching to larger widths.I understand how to code it all to rescale and such, but I'm interested in seeing different concepts people have come up with for widescreen designs. The typical 3-column layout with the left & right sides fixed doesn't look that well as the middle becomes too wide. Possibly have 2 or 3 columns divided equally in the middle to share the content?Post ideas/examples (links) of websites you'd consider have an appealing look for widescreen users. :)[EDIT] Reworded post to remove ambiguity. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/26202-website-design-for-widescreen/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
448191 Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 This board is "[b][u]application[/u][/b]" design. Go to the CSS board for advice on fluid width. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/26202-website-design-for-widescreen/#findComment-119906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 You choices are a fixed width site (which would normally be around 765 wide and defeat your goal here.) a fluid layout - mainly the central content having the fluid width which you have described or detection with js - requires js so don't rely on it! all you can do ther is either redirect to a screen width specific section of your site or do some css switching - both of which require vastly more amount of work in maintainence than just using the fluid witdh (which IMO is your best bet) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/26202-website-design-for-widescreen/#findComment-120126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrOzeN Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 I think I'll go with the usual resizable column design. Then add some JavaScript for those using a windscreen. I think the extra effort is worth it for when I create my clan's gaming site.[EDIT] Also, for anyone interested. This monitor I got is absolutely awesome. I haven't had any problems, so I'd highly recommend it to anyone. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/26202-website-design-for-widescreen/#findComment-123799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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