Website Display Size Problem?

ugadawgvi · #1 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 14:48

I used NetObjects Fusion 7.5 to create my dad's website. Everything works great except for when it is viewed in any display setting other than 800X600. For some reason it wants to duplicate the page on the right and/or bottom to make up the difference in the screen. Is this a frame problem? I'm kind of new at this and could use some help. Thanks.

pa007 · #2 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 14:51

If you post your code up or provide a link we can take a look at it and solve the problem. But you will often get problems with frames, if you're using them.

Pete.

ugadawgvi · #3 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 15:32

Of Course. Sorry about that.
Website www.waltlights.com

Lchad · #4 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 15:43

Your background image is 706 pixels wide by 529 pixels in height. So once you have a screen any wider or taller than those amounts the photo will repeat.

You will have to either use a larger photo or change the way you set up the page.

pa007 · #5 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 15:48

It's only the background image that is duplicating. This is because you have a repeating background image. Your best setting the image to no-repeat in your css(are you using css?). That should sort the problem.

Pete.

pa007 · #6 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 15:48

Ooh, you beat me to it.

*shakes fist*

Pete.

ugadawgvi · #7 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:15

Is there some standard background size when creating a webpage? A size that will work with any display? When I change the layout properties it just duplicates the background image to fill the space. I figure there has to be a way to set the size of the page to comply with how the background image already is. Maybe using frames? Changing the background image would mean that I would basically have to start over. I'm trying to avoid this. Thanks for your very fast response.

ugadawgvi · #8 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:17

I'm not sure about CSS. I'm using NetObjects Fusion 7.5

Lchad · #9 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:29

You are not going to have an easy answer to this. Either you have a table that holds ALL your contents and place the image as the background to that table. But your maximum width on that table can only be the width of your photo. Center that table and use a background color to fill up the empty space.
Even with this option as your page grows longer, your background image will repeat over and over..

BUT, your best best is to use css/xhtml... but you would have to redo the site. With CSS you can set the image to not repeat and not scroll and then you won't have as big an issue.

If you want to cover the width of most sizes you need a minimum of 1500pixels. I've seen some as wide as 2000pixels.

ugadawgvi · #10 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:33

I am using css

pa007 · #11 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:37

Then set:

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 body {
background: url('bgimage.gif') top left no-repeat;
}

And it will stop repeating.

Pete.

Lchad · #12 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:39

No sorry, I don't see any css. I don't see any internally or any linked externally.
You are using tables and all your styling is in the html.

pa007 · #13 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 16:45

That's what I thought. Remove this:

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 BACKGROUND="./assets/images/Cimg4306c.jpg"

from the <body> element and add this:

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style="background: url('bgimage.gif) top left no-repeat;"

in it's place. That should work (i hope so anyway), all you need to do is change that file name (and folder etc.) to the correct one.

Pete.

JustinStudios · #14 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 17:13

The problem with your site is that it is a generated site. You really should learn some coding if you are going to be maintaining a website. Your home page shows 41 validation errors, 6 Javascript Blocks, and 49 font tags... all of which should be 0 for the site you have there.

Also, you have 11 tables on this site, which brings back the NetObjects Fusion 7.5 program. This is common with drag and drop programs and it can and will cause all kinds of problems for your coding. I strongly encourage you to learn programming even if yo don't have much time, because it will give you the ability to have control over what you are doing and be less stressfull in the end.

pa007 · #15 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 17:16

I remember when I used to code with tables, and all my markup was in capitals, mad. I agree though. Learn the right way to code, makes everything so much easier.

Pete.

ugadawgvi · #16 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 17:27

Thanks for your help. I'm about to get Adobe GoLive and try and get away from this cheap software. I guess I'll just have to start over. Fusion won't even let me change much of the code. Thanks

pa007 · #17 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2007, 17:47

Learn to hand code. A good text editor will be your best bet. PSPad (win) or BBedit(mac) are my recommendations.

Pete.

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