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    widescreen webpages

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nateratm, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. nateratm

    nateratm Notebook Geek

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    how do i configure my notebook to have all webpages fit my widescreen?
     
    nateratm, Oct 4, 2007
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  2. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

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    heya. i'm not exactly sure what you mean. if you click on the the maximize, it'll expand to however the page was designed to fit for (percent vs pixels.)
     
    theorist, Oct 4, 2007
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  3. krt

    krt Notebook Consultant

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    Many pages use "fixed widths" and usually there is nothing that can be done about it. If you use Firefox with EditCSS or Firebug, you can force the parent element of the web page to be 100%.

    Haven't used a widescreen myself (will soon though), so until then, that's all I can suggest.
     
    krt, Oct 4, 2007
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  4. jtmat

    jtmat Notebook Evangelist

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    They all already are... but as the poster above said, some are built at a fixed width for content (in a container)... normally your css sites. Many webmasters get away from allowing "full" pages since content can get messed up when people switch resolutions... well, that was my excuse anyway. By having it fixed, it looks the same for everyone.
     
    jtmat, Oct 4, 2007
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    No matter what you do you will still need to scroll on some webpages because of the way they were designed
     
    gridtalker, Oct 4, 2007
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