[Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread bigskypa
Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be designed for? The problem I'm having is that when I make a web page the pictures are in a different position as viewed from various computers. Any ideas? ___ Gimp-user mailing list

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/27 : > Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be > designed for? > I virtually always make the assumption that the user has at least 1024x768 and make my websites 960 pixels wide. Last time I checked only 4 percent of Internet users today had a resolution lower

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread bigskypa
On 01/27/2010 10:05 AM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: > > >> Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be >> designed for? > > > If I remember correctly, there are (or were) two standard resolutions, > one on Apple based machines, and one on Windows

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Nathan Lane
Just adding my two cents. I just glanced at the TOC of that doc and noticed that a lot of it is out of date. Marquee and Font tags are no longer fully supported, and Framesets are a bad idea (although iframes for certain things are a good idea). Also never use tables to lay your website out. A lot

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/27 Nathan Lane : > http://www.W3Schools.com has the most up-to-date tutorials on HTML and CSS, > which are the two technologies you need to learn to achieve the creation of > a decent website, even if it is simple. > Nathan > Lots of professional web developers ridicule W3 Schools often, bu

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Nathan Lane
I have not hear that. Why would "professional developers" ridicule the body of computer scientists who work hard to make it possible for them to develop more easily. W3C is the only reason that HTML works on every browser on every operating system. It's the reason we have CSS. Without the W3C JavaS

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/27 Nathan Lane : > I have not hear that. Why would "professional developers" ridicule the body > of computer scientists who work hard to make it possible for them to develop > more easily. W3C is the only reason that HTML works on every browser on > every operating system. It's the reason we

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 9:22 AM, bigsk...@gmail.com wrote: > I wouldn't know how to determine if it were. I figure (wrongly) that if > 2 pictures are placed in a specific location when I make a web page then > they should appear in the same location and relationship on the web. That's how it should work.

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Akkana Peck
> 2010/1/27 : > > Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be > > designed for? Deniz Dogan writes: > I virtually always make the assumption that the user has at least > 1024x768 and make my websites 960 pixels wide. Last time I checked > only 4 percent of Internet user

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 12:01 PM, Akkana Peck wrote: > That's one reason why GIMP isn't a good web design tool, though it's > great for making individual graphics to use as part of a web page. > Perhaps try an HTML forum to figure out where your HTML is going wrong? > > ...Akkana I'd also be willing

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Greg Chapman
Hi Nathan, On 27 Jan 10 16:05 Nathan Lane said: > W3Schools is a W3C website. I cannot see any evidence that the company Refsnes Data, which owns w3schools.com is related to the W3C. Greg Chapman http://www.gregtutor.plus.com Helping new users of KompoZer and The GIMP _

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Claus Cyrny
Nathan Lane wrote: ... Marquee and Font tags are no longer fully supported, and Framesets are a bad idea I absolutely second that! ;-) (although iframes for certain things are a good idea). Also never use tables to lay your website out. A lot of people still do, but I would not even consider

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page? (correction)

2010-01-27 Thread Claus Cyrny
Deniz Dogan wrote: 2010/1/27 Nathan Lane : http://www.W3Schools.com has the most up-to-date tutorials on HTML and CSS, which are the two technologies you need to learn to achieve the creation of a decent website, even if it is simple. Nathan My "At least I fail to understand that" was

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page? (correction)

2010-01-27 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/27 Claus Cyrny : > Deniz Dogan wrote: > > 2010/1/27 Nathan Lane : > > > http://www.W3Schools.com has the most up-to-date tutorials on HTML and CSS, > which are the two technologies you need to learn to achieve the creation of > a decent website, even if it is simple. > Nathan > > > My "At le

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:57 AM, wrote: > Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be > designed for? > > The problem I'm having is that when I make a web page the pictures are > in a different position as viewed from various computers. > > Any ideas? There is no stand

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:06 PM, wrote: > The only problem isI have no idea how to set the width of my web page. > I need to know the exact html code I'm supposed to use. Perhaps use the width or max-width CSS properties in the appropriate place on your page. Which one you use might depend

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread lorth
Am Mittwoch, den 27.01.2010, 17:13 +0100 schrieb Deniz Dogan: > 2010/1/27 Nathan Lane : > > I have not hear that. Why would "professional developers" ridicule the body > > of computer scientists who work hard to make it possible for them to develop > > more easily. W3C is the only reason that HTML

Re: [Gimp-user] Create web page?

2010-01-27 Thread Patrick Horgan
Nathan Lane wrote: I have not hear that. Why would "professional developers" ridicule the body of computer scientists who work hard to make it possible for them to develop more easily. W3C is the only reason that HTML works on every browser on every operating system. It's the reason we have CSS

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 4:43 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > You can use something like Google Analytics to see what your customers > are using (assuming they have Javascript enabled...). Even if you only have Read Only access to your log files, you can use AWSTATs as well, although I'm not sure if it can determi

Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 5:33 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:06 PM, wrote: >> The only problem isI have no idea how to set the width of my web page. >> I need to know the exact html code I'm supposed to use. > > Perhaps use the width or max-width CSS properties in the appropriate >