Displaying Home Pages

[Sue]

I'm using Windowsxp home edition and Internet Explorer 6.0 for the browser
and a 17 inch monitor set for 1024X768 screen resolution.
When the (home page) of my ISP is displayed, there is approximately 3 inches
of colored area on the right side of the screen and no text information is
contained in this approximate 3 inch area which runs vertically for the
entire scrollable length of the home page. The page displays fine starting
on the left side but doesn't fill the entire screen to the right side
leaving this 3 inch area being in color only. This is also the case when I
use the msn.com home page.
All the text is displayed linearly however, it doesn't fill the entire
display horizontally and the remainder of approximately 3 inches on the
right side is filled with the color of the website instead of occupying the
entire display for text information.
When visiting a website such as the Social Security website and most other
sites, the entire display is completely used including the 3 inches on the
right side with text also being displayed in this 3 inch area instead of
with only color.
I hope someone has a remedy so the homepage will be displayed using the
entire screen width. Thanks

[David Candy]

You need to edit the page on the server, which msn won't let you. This =
is what comes of using shoddy web page writing tools such as MS ones.

A few month ago I got a typical MS page written with their own software =
and compared it to one of my pages written by hand. My pages a/ worked =
right and b/ were one order of magnitude more efficient. MS focuses on =
cost of writing not cost of reading.
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"Sue" > wrote in message =
news:8DDwa.840778$3D1.482087@sccrnsc01...
> I'm using Windowsxp home edition and Internet Explorer 6.0 for the =
browser
> and a 17 inch monitor set for 1024X768 screen resolution.
> When the (home page) of my ISP is displayed, there is approximately 3 =
inches
> of colored area on the right side of the screen and no text =
information is
> contained in this approximate 3 inch area which runs vertically for =
the
> entire scrollable length of the home page. The page displays fine =
starting
> on the left side but doesn't fill the entire screen to the right side
> leaving this 3 inch area being in color only. This is also the case =
when I
> use the msn.com home page.
> All the text is displayed linearly however, it doesn't fill the entire
> display horizontally and the remainder of approximately 3 inches on =
the
> right side is filled with the color of the website instead of =
occupying the
> entire display for text information.
> When visiting a website such as the Social Security website and most =
other
> sites, the entire display is completely used including the 3 inches on =
the
> right side with text also being displayed in this 3 inch area instead =
of
> with only color.
> I hope someone has a remedy so the homepage will be displayed using =
the
> entire screen width. Thanks
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[George Gee]

Sue

This is by design!
If you click on "Search" or "History" or "Favourites" or "Media",
on the toolbar.
The whole page will move 3" to the right to make room for a new
box on the left.
If there was no blank strip on the right, you would have to keep using
the horizontal scroll bar.

HTH

George Gee






"Sue" > wrote in message
news:8DDwa.840778$3D1.482087@sccrnsc01...
> I'm using Windowsxp home edition and Internet Explorer 6.0 for the browser
> and a 17 inch monitor set for 1024X768 screen resolution.
> When the (home page) of my ISP is displayed, there is approximately 3
inches
> of colored area on the right side of the screen and no text information is
> contained in this approximate 3 inch area which runs vertically for the
> entire scrollable length of the home page. The page displays fine starting
> on the left side but doesn't fill the entire screen to the right side
> leaving this 3 inch area being in color only. This is also the case when I
> use the msn.com home page.
> All the text is displayed linearly however, it doesn't fill the entire
> display horizontally and the remainder of approximately 3 inches on the
> right side is filled with the color of the website instead of occupying
the
> entire display for text information.
> When visiting a website such as the Social Security website and most other
> sites, the entire display is completely used including the 3 inches on the
> right side with text also being displayed in this 3 inch area instead of
> with only color.
> I hope someone has a remedy so the homepage will be displayed using the
> entire screen width. Thanks
>
>

[Mike Thoma]

David Candy wrote:
> You need to edit the page on the server, which msn won't let you. This is what comes of using shoddy web page writing tools such as MS ones.
>
> A few month ago I got a typical MS page written with their own software and compared it to one of my pages written by hand. My pages a/ worked right and b/ were one order of magnitude more efficient. MS focuses on cost of writing not cost of reading.

That's nice but Netscape works the same way as msn.

[Sue]

>displaying home page text across the entire page including the 3 inches on
the right side of the page.
Thank you George Gee for supplying the answer of being this way by design.
How horribly inconvenient it would be to have to scroll a webpage
horizontally also!
Now I can again surf in peace without concern about the centering of the
webpage text content.

[David Candy]

He's wrong though.

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http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
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David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
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"Sue" > wrote in message =
news:6ANwa.608104$Zo.132390@sccrnsc03...
> >displaying home page text across the entire page including the 3 =
inches on
> the right side of the page.
> Thank you George Gee for supplying the answer of being this way by =
design.
> How horribly inconvenient it would be to have to scroll a webpage
> horizontally also!
> Now I can again surf in peace without concern about the centering of =
the
> webpage text content.
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[George Gee]

Sue

No Problem
Happy to help!

George Gee


"Sue" > wrote in message
news:6ANwa.608104$Zo.132390@sccrnsc03...
> >displaying home page text across the entire page including the 3 inches
on
> the right side of the page.
> Thank you George Gee for supplying the answer of being this way by design.
> How horribly inconvenient it would be to have to scroll a webpage
> horizontally also!
> Now I can again surf in peace without concern about the centering of the
> webpage text content.
>
>

[George Gee]

David.

Many web pages are designed to be *Home* pages.
It is these pages that have the *blank strip* on the right-hand side.
If the page is all text, it does not need this *blank strip*,
as the text will *wrap* to suit the available width!
Most web sites home pages consist of graphics & tables,
that could not *wrap* in this manner.
Click on this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1211&links
then click on say History on the toolbar to get the left-hand pane up.
Now increase the width of the left-hand pane.
As you increase the width, it pushes the right hand page of the screen,
and the horizontal scroll-bar appears,
because it would not look right if it *wrapped*.
If the page was all text, it would not do this! (Within reason).

This is of course, mere conjecture,
I am no expert!

George Gee.






"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
He's wrong though.

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http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"Sue" > wrote in message
news:6ANwa.608104$Zo.132390@sccrnsc03...
> >displaying home page text across the entire page including the 3 inches
on
> the right side of the page.
> Thank you George Gee for supplying the answer of being this way by design.
> How horribly inconvenient it would be to have to scroll a webpage
> horizontally also!
> Now I can again surf in peace without concern about the centering of the
> webpage text content.
>
>

[David Candy]

It's a fault in how editors make pages and how designers use the tools. =
They are hardcoding stuff because they don't know better.

The basic principal of html is the browser formats, not the editor. The =
space on the RHS is probably for those at a lower resolution. Regardless =
it's a faulty page in design.

That BBC page display almost ok at 800x600 (need to scroll a few pixels) =
and has blank space at 1024x768. Though their programmers have made an =
effort to adhere to html principals.


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http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
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David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"George Gee" > wrote in message =
...
> David.
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> Many web pages are designed to be *Home* pages.
> It is these pages that have the *blank strip* on the right-hand side.
> If the page is all text, it does not need this *blank strip*,
> as the text will *wrap* to suit the available width!
> Most web sites home pages consist of graphics & tables,
> that could not *wrap* in this manner.
> Click on this link =
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3D1211&links
> then click on say History on the toolbar to get the left-hand pane up.
> Now increase the width of the left-hand pane.
> As you increase the width, it pushes the right hand page of the =
screen,
> and the horizontal scroll-bar appears,
> because it would not look right if it *wrapped*.
> If the page was all text, it would not do this! (Within reason).
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> This is of course, mere conjecture,
> I am no expert!
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> George Gee.
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>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> He's wrong though.
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> --=20
> http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
> http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Sue" > wrote in message
> news:6ANwa.608104$Zo.132390@sccrnsc03...
> > >displaying home page text across the entire page including the 3 =
inches
> on
> > the right side of the page.
> > Thank you George Gee for supplying the answer of being this way by =
design.
> > How horribly inconvenient it would be to have to scroll a webpage
> > horizontally also!
> > Now I can again surf in peace without concern about the centering of =
the
> > webpage text content.
> >
> >
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>=20

[George Gee]

David

Thanks for the info.

George Gee



"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
It's a fault in how editors make pages and how designers use the tools. They
are hardcoding stuff because they don't know better.

The basic principal of html is the browser formats, not the editor. The
space on the RHS is probably for those at a lower resolution. Regardless
it's a faulty page in design.

That BBC page display almost ok at 800x600 (need to scroll a few pixels) and
has blank space at 1024x768. Though their programmers have made an effort to
adhere to html principals.


--
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"George Gee" > wrote in message
...
> David.
>
> Many web pages are designed to be *Home* pages.
> It is these pages that have the *blank strip* on the right-hand side.
> If the page is all text, it does not need this *blank strip*,
> as the text will *wrap* to suit the available width!
> Most web sites home pages consist of graphics & tables,
> that could not *wrap* in this manner.
> Click on this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1211&links
> then click on say History on the toolbar to get the left-hand pane up.
> Now increase the width of the left-hand pane.
> As you increase the width, it pushes the right hand page of the screen,
> and the horizontal scroll-bar appears,
> because it would not look right if it *wrapped*.
> If the page was all text, it would not do this! (Within reason).
>
> This is of course, mere conjecture,
> I am no expert!
>
> George Gee.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> He's wrong though.
>
> --
> http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
> http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Sue" > wrote in message
> news:6ANwa.608104$Zo.132390@sccrnsc03...
> > >displaying home page text across the entire page including the 3 inches
> on
> > the right side of the page.
> > Thank you George Gee for supplying the answer of being this way by
design.
> > How horribly inconvenient it would be to have to scroll a webpage
> > horizontally also!
> > Now I can again surf in peace without concern about the centering of the
> > webpage text content.
> >
> >
>
>