CSS question

[alienzhavelanded]

Greetings Humans,

I have been asked if it's normal for a page's elements (text,graphics,borders,etc) to flow off a background, a page, or just plain out of whack when resizing the browser. I've never run across this before, so I was wondering if it's a known problem with CSS or divs? The site works fine in 1024x768 and greater, it's just when the browser is something less than full screen that this happens.

[bj]

If the site is not designed properly, then yes, it can happen. To use css is different thinking than tables. If you need help fixing it, let us know.

An xhtml/css site that is designed well will take window resizing in stride down to at least an 800 x 600 resolution. It will also take into account the fact that people use different font sizes other than the default and act well if the viewer has chosen a font size bigger than the browser default.

If the info is popping out of the divs it needs some adjusting at a minimum, and possibly complete redesign behind the scenes.

[johngroup]

I agree with bj that a re-size to 800x600 should not run the page elements off the page or create a horz. scroll bar. When your 800x600 users represent less than 5% of users, it should no longer be a concern for you.