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User N wrote:
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> "bstern" <bstern@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:ZTsXd.79457$H05.42376@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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>> I just bought a Dell E173FP monitor. I was wondering about the display.
>> On some web sites, the site fills the screen, on others the page will
>> be to the left with lots of blank area tothe right. Is this normal?
>> I find it rather distracting.
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> You seem to be describing normal behavior. Some websites are
> designed to flow or stretch to fill the available width of your browser
> window. Other websites are designed to be of a certain, fixed width.
> If the page is wider than what your browser can display, you'll normally
> see a horizontal scroll bar which you can use to make the hidden content
> visible. If the page fits perfectly within your browser window, you'll see
> no horizontal scroll bar and no blank areas. If the page is narrower than
> what your browser can display, there will be a blank area somewhere
> (on the left, on the right, or on both sides).
>
> Fixed-width layouts are popular. Since alot of people are still running at
> 800x600 screen resolution, and sites want to reach the largest audience
> possible, they choose a layout width than can be displayed within a
> maximized browser running on a 800x600 res system. However, most
> people are actually running at 1024x768 or greater, so those sites won't
> fill a wide browser window on their system... they'll see the blank areas
> you seem to be describing.
Thanks so much for responding. Now I know there is nothing wrong with
the monitor. :~)
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