Page overrun ... - Closed

Paula Valentine · Post by **Paula Valentine** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:44 am

The pages here are too wide for my browser. Can I fix that?

Loretta Ann · Post by **Loretta Ann** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:26 am

Yes you can Paula if your machine will handle a higher resolution setting for the monitor. Having the right driver for the card that runs your monitor is usually the key to being able to do that.

Paula Valentine · Post by **Paula Valentine** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:38 am

Thanks. I'll try that. It's only your page, though. I don't have that problem with any other site. That's why I thought it might be a setting on your end.

Beauty · Post by **Beauty** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:21 am

Hi Paula,

If you allow me to put a space in between Paula and Valentine in your username I think that will help. Without the space your name won't do a natural line break and it will cause your screen to stretch too.

Beauty

Paula Valentine · Post by **Paula Valentine** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:23 am

Go for it!

Beauty · Post by **Beauty** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:26 am

Hey there,

Did that help any? If it didn't then Darlene's right about your resolution.

If others have long names it will most likely still cause the same thing.

Beauty

Paula Valentine · Post by **Paula Valentine** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:27 am

That didn't help, but I like the space anyway!

It's not a big deal.

Beauty · Post by **Beauty** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:59 am

Ok.

Well, I'm glad you like the space!

Anita has also experienced this problem Paula. I didn't remember that until after I posted my reply.

I'll leave this topic open.

Beauty

Connie · Post by **Connie** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:09 am

Paula, Is your Video resolution set to less than 1024x768?
Doing a few quick tests found that the screen will not overrun with a minimum of 1024x768 with the window (IE) open to full screen.

If you can increase your video resolution it should help/correct this. If the text is too small, use a larger text size.
Of course all of this is dependent on Internet Explorer, I do not know if any other browser will work the same way.

I think the forum message area is setup with tables which are set to an absolute size.

Connie-

CJ · Post by CJ » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:45 am

Hi all,

Paula,

Darlene's right. You need to increase your monitor's resolution. I'm at an 800x600 pixel resolution on a 17" screen and I have access to the entire width of the page.

Assuming you're using Windows 98 (although subsequent versions work pretty much the same way), you can check if your monitor supports higher resolutions by doing the following:

1. Right-click on any free area of your desktop.
2. In the pop-up menu, left-click (just plain old "click" from here on in) on Properties.
3. In the Display Properties window, click on the Settings tab.
4. In the Screen area box (lower right), check to see if 800 by 600 is available.
5. If it is, drag the slider to that position.
6. Depending on your video driver, doing so might reduce your colour depth (this is okay, though--unless you work intensively with graphics, you don't need more than Hi-color 16-bit depth (65,000 colours).
7. While you're there, click on the Advanced button.
8. Make sure the Show settings on the taskbar box is checked. You'll now be able to change your settings on the fly through the little icon (that looks like monitor) at the right of your taskbar. Clicking on it once will let you see the possibilities supported by your monitor.

Changing your resolution will bring up a dialog box asking you whether you want to do so with or without a computer restart. There's no real need to choose a restart (although some programs might not understand what just happened to your resolution until that time when you do, in fact, restart your PC). Your screen will flicker and go blank for a second as your video driver cranks out the new settings. A dialog box will pop up, asking you if you're satisfied with those new settings. If everything looks fine (although somewhat smaller), click Yes when asked if you want to keep the new settings. You have 15 seconds to respond, after which your settings automatically revert to their previous state.

Even with a larger resolution, there will still be occasions when a given page on the forum is wider than what you can see full-screen. For instance, when someone pastes a long link or inserts a large photo in one of their posts. That can't be helped (other than further increasing the resolution, of course).

I hope this helps. And happy surfing, all!

Love,
CJ