resolution compatability issues

Without a link it's hard to help.

I would probly move away from using pixels and go to percetages. They seem to work best. That may solve your problem.

here's the link:

http://www.ocs.usmc.mil

That layout is just too wide man. Works fine for me but most people will be at 1024x768. if not lower.

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Then what should I do to make it viewable for all users?

If you are running a fixed layout, you'll want the width of your site to be a maximum of 780px to compensate for users still on 800x600 resolutions. Many will argue that 1024x768 is the new standard and I tend to agree depending on your potential clients. Mostly old people still have their res at 800 and people who are visually handicapped.

If you want a liquid design, meaning that is streches with the users res, then, use % to set the width of your page.

What should my % be set to?

I would say 90-95% this way you have your background chowing and it gives you room to work with. Just like i said im my previous post. Pixels are almost never a good idea being that there are such wide varieties of screen resalutions. This way it looks good for everyone and not people with those abnormally high screen res. Roughly set your width to 90% that what i find best.

Unless they are 1600x1200 + in which case you get a really wide layout. =)

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There seems to be a compromise made when you start having to consider resolutions much larger or smaller than 1024, but as pragmatic designers we make that compromise so that we can have maximum accessibility.

A good solution to this is to put the resolution-critical layout components in one stylesheet, and have alternate stylesheets for very large or small screens (think about PDAs, too.) Isn't that why we are using/learning CSS to begin with?

The best yet most time consuming solution is to provide the user with a choice between fixed and liquid. And of course as stated have linked style sheets for print, mobile etc...

Media Types for CSS: per http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/media.html

all Suitable for all devices.

aural Intended for speech synthesizers. See the section on aural style sheets for details.

braille Intended for braille tactile feedback devices.

embossed Intended for paged braille printers.

handheld Intended for handheld devices (typically small screen, monochrome, limited bandwidth).

print Intended for paged, opaque material and for documents viewed on screen in print preview mode. Please consult the section on paged media for information about formatting issues that are specific to paged media.

projection Intended for projected presentations, for example projectors or print to transparencies. Please consult the section on paged media for information about formatting issues that are specific to paged media.

screen Intended primarily for color computer screens.

tty Intended for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, such as teletypes, terminals, or portable devices with limited display capabilities. Authors should not use pixel units with the "tty" media type.tv Intended for television-type devices (low resolution, color, limited-scrollability screens, sound available).

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Learn what works best with most screen reses and mobile divices because alot more people are starting to surf the net using cell phones ( ex: Black Berries, Side Kicks, ect...) This way you pretty much make 2 style sheets and your set. Generally you want a fluid layout. Fixed layouts are ok but only if made to fit an 800x600 res. The only downfall to this is as some people have really high screen reses it makes it harder for the viewer to read. Thats where the fluid design comes in because it forms to the viewers screen and they dont have to use a magnifying glass to read your content. The way you make a fluid design is by using percentages and the way to accomplish the viewing of your background where your design is centered, you use a high percentage like in the 90's and it fills the almost the whole screen but leaves enough to see the styleing of your background.