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Leanan on March 22, 2006 - 9:22pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Doesn't disply correcting in IE for me, either.  (I usually use Firefox, but I checked in IE for curiosity's sake.) My display is 1153x864.

I suspect the problem is not the display size, but the text size.  A lot of people these days have huge monitors and high-res graphics cards.  Of course, that means text looks like microfilm when you're browsing a Web that still seems mostly designed for 800x600 displays.  The solution is to increase the text size.  Especially if you're north of 30.  But this does screw up the formatting of some web pages.

You might check to see what happens when you increase the browser text size settings.  

 

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Donal on March 22, 2006 - 10:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Yeah, at work I use 1600 x 1200 (so I can fit in all the AutoCrud menus on a 17" screen) which makes the text awfully small.  Here at home I use 1024 x 768.  I should probably try Opera again someday.  Does it still zoom?
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Leanan on March 22, 2006 - 10:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Both IE and Firefox allow you to increase the text size.  It's under "accessibility" in IE.  You can set it ignore text size (if the Web page has a set text size) and use your preferences.  Firefox is easier - just get one of many extensions for controlling text size.  I used to use Textzoom, but I don't know if it's been updated for the latest version of Firefox.  I'm using Text Size Toobar now.
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Ben on March 23, 2006 - 11:01am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Yes Opera still zooms.

Using Opera 9, tech preview 2, works like a champ.  Touch the "+" on the keypad and blow it up as big as you want.  

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Super G on March 22, 2006 - 10:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
BOP or Leanan: Can one of you post a screenshot of this problem?

If I had my way, everyone would be using Firefox. But according to our stats, 53% of TOD readers use IE, so I have to make sure it works for IE.

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DuncanK on March 22, 2006 - 11:22pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Wow!  53%!  This is proof that TOD users are more intelligent than the average 'net user!   ;-)
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BOP on March 23, 2006 - 1:17am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

 Super G - I checked before I left work and it was fixed. I then minimized the browser window so I had three equal size columns and the blog text rendered correctly within its third of the browser window with no overlap. Firefox 1.5.0.1 does the same with no problem. Also Opera 8.52

 Now just tweak the CSS to blow the ads off the screen altogether - Oops, forget I said that. Just trying out my Cherenkov imitation. Still needs work :-)

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Leanan on March 23, 2006 - 11:12am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Looks okay to me this morning, too.  The login box is cropped off at the end, but you can probably use it even so.

One weird thing I noticed: when you click on a thread, the two sidebars don't display.  Not really a problem; makes the thread very readable.  Very odd, though.  The sidebars display in Firefox fine, but just aren't there at all in IE.

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bigfootvegan on March 23, 2006 - 4:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
i am running IE on a macos x 10.1.5
as far as i can see i cant update to safari
without buying 10.3.
thats a no go for me, I'm a luddite with a free
computer and free broadband!!

lefthand bar is still in the middle of the screen

however everything is much faster
and i can skip between applications,
something i couldnt do before.

if i can download something please tell me,
please

thanks super G
you the man

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Leanan on March 23, 2006 - 4:47pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Have you considered using free Firefox instead?  
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bigfootvegan on March 23, 2006 - 7:31pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
yeah tried that earlier, but it crashed, wouldnt even open :(

thankyou leanan

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