Forum too wide!

[ThaDemon]

Hey all,

Since me (and I m sure a lot of other users too) using 1280x768 resolution I can't get this board to fill the screen in width.
The forum is too wide for my screen and I need to scroll horizontally too to read most topics.

Is it possible to maybe add another template for users with smaller resolutions like 1280pixels?
Would be very great! :wink:

[Contra33]

i got an idea!









use a higher resolution...lol
no but seriously, use a higher resolution

[skipclarke]

I don't get it. On my parents machine, it looks great at 1280x1024 using Firefox. In fact, it fits perfectly. Maybe they have smaller fonts selected...

We ran a poll a while back, and most people were 1280 or higher. I thought I had it keyed to fit that.

[ThaDemon]

i got an idea!
use a higher resolution...lol
no but seriously, use a higher resolution

What if I can't use a higher resolution since I'm using a LG 26"inch LCD-TV?

[Contra33]

ohh you are on a tv/monitor sorry

[ThaDemon]

ohh you are on a tv/monitor sorry

The Dell monitor wasn't big enough for me ;)

[Contra33]

understandable


just one thing to look at most (if not all, at least not now)
tv/monitors can't support a high resolution such as 1680 x 1050
or higher

that is the craw back of one of those pluse most dont have as fast of a response time

however thet do offer a tuner built in and usually component inputs for HD viewing with a cable box or such so there is advantages and dis advantages to them

[Phoenix]

not sure about this but, I don't think it's that you need a higher resolution, but a wider resolution. Example:
1280x768 will fit more of the forum in it than
1280x800 will, even though 1280x800 is a higher resolution.

[Contra33]

yes but that is not what i am saying example my cuz bought a 50"
LCD tv
but he can only go up to 1200 x 768 or something like that
he was so excited to get a Sony Wega thinking it would give hime sharper pic than mine
he should not have been confused by the ads and commercials
as for watching tv it is great as for computer res it is also great just not as sharp and clear as mine

if only a huge tv (and video card)
could give a res such as 3850 x 2000 or something

[skipclarke]

Okay, I have a solution...

Use Mozilla Firefox

I loaded up my wife's new laptop. It has a 14" widescreen at 1280x800. Using IE, the forum went too wide, past the native res. I loaded it in Firefox, and it limits it just fine.

I don't want to artifically limit the forum to 1280, for those people who have wider displays. Using Firefox will allow everyone to be happy. Also, Firefox is much safer and is just much better all the way around.

[Contra33]

put a ticker or something saying "best viewed with firefox in 1280 x 800"

or whatever

[ThaDemon]

Okay, I have a solution...

Use Mozilla Firefox

I loaded up my wife's new laptop. It has a 14" widescreen at 1280x800. Using IE, the forum went too wide, past the native res. I loaded it in Firefox, and it limits it just fine.

I don't want to artifically limit the forum to 1280, for those people who have wider displays. Using Firefox will allow everyone to be happy. Also, Firefox is much safer and is just much better all the way around.

I'll try that, thank you.

About Contra,
The responsetime is 16ms for my TV.
I know that there exists 8ms lcd monitors, but I really don't have any problem with ghosting and other known problems with LCD.
I just put V-Sync on at all time

[ThaDemon]

Just tried it with FireFox, works perfect :D

[Contra33]

13ms is actually real good

[Contra33]

i mean 12

[skipclarke]

It is too wide. My windows resolution is 1680x1050. But I'm a multitasker, I don't run any applications full-screen. The standard for web design is 1024x768, so I keep my browser window around 1100 pixels wide. This is also a suitable width to allow a second application to fill the rest of my monitor.

The thing is, the only thing making the page too wide is the banner graphic. It's pointless to force the page to be wider than it needs to be, all it does is annoy people. Like me.

[Paradigm Shifter]

Did you answer the poll we held about the res members surfed at? 'Cause most people said they were using 1280-wide windows/monitors or bigger... which is why the site is designed around that width. :)

[skipclarke]

I guess my point is, it's not designed around that. The only element which is specifically designed for that width is the top portion with the header graphic. That graphic could so very easily be made narrower and nothing would be lost.

[skipclarke]

Not exactly, the site is designed to remain as consistent a width as possible - in all areas. Check out the screenshot section. I shrunk that as narrow as I could get it in Safari, and measured it with SmallScreenX. It came out to about 1160 wide. That takes into account the left column, the central column layout and the screenshot itself. The screenshots are 840 pixels wide.

One of the reasons we ran the poll, was so I could know how wide to make the "non forum" parts of the site, when we did the last redesign. Resolutions of 1280 or greater allowed us to continue to run the screenshots at 840x525

I went ahead and cut the banner down a little bit. I was able to take 60 pixels out, so you should be close to your 1100 res.

You can view the site at less than 1280, but not everyone surfs at as small of a window resolution as you do.

[skipclarke]

Well I appreciate your efforts, thanks.