[mr.pure]

Okay, I'm trying to build a website, very plain, very simple.
I've designed the layout in Photoshop and now I'm saving individual elements for the web and importing them into Dreamweaver.
My first question is, how do set it up so that the browser window is constrained to a certain size so that I don't end up with huge areas of white space loafing around the outside ?
Any helps from you lovely peeps, muchly appreciated !

Many kiss !!

[Teaj]

I think that needs to be setup via another link - eg you had a homepage that linked to your main site, you could then specifiy what size window the site opened up in and whether you wanted scrollbars etc. I'm not sure about that tho.

But I dont like those sites, I'd say you're better off starting with the content in a centered table - bit like my shop....

http://shop.mrshoeshotta.com

You could add some sort of background in the empty spaces....

I'm sure other people on here know a lot more than me, but let me know if you want a chat about it

[mr.pure]

I see what you're saying.
Don't really want to do that if I can help it as there is a fade in the background which would be spoilt by having to have a large border.
Cheers though !

[Teaj]

Can you put up your layout image? or is it top secret

[mr.pure]

Gotta pop out but I'll do it when I get back.
It ain't pretty !

[streak]

^^ self portrait then..

[mr.pure]

You're too funny !
No seriously. My sides have actually split !

[mr.pure]

This could be huge but here's a basic page for one of the Designers.
The red bart near the top will have 2 or 3 buttons on it and there will be different links under the text to go to email and websites.

http://s102.photobucket.com/albums/m94/K...ture17.png

[deftoned]

We had the same problem when developing the website for my place of employment (see here). You are never going to be able to stop people browsing with a maximized explorer window, so we gave our window a definite edge, and shadowed it over the background. I think it works quite well. It means that the centre bit can stay a fixed size, and you reduce the white space by filling it with what ever

Could look something like this, with a subtle pattern on the background to kill the white space...



Just a suggestion, I won't be offended if you hate it

[mr.pure]

Au contraire Monseiur Deftoned.
Firstly I likes it and secondly, I likes it !



If I can't work out to do it, I'll get back to you.