[thelist] Removing scroll bars
rudy
r937 at interlog.com
Tue Feb 19 09:18:01 CST 2002
> Does anyone have any ideas how this effect can be achieved
> without using the scroll="no" attribute.
hi jim
make sure each web page has only one line or so of content
;o)
sorry, i couldn't help it
there's a bit of flawed thinking behind the requirement that "the user will
not have to scroll to see any information"
it more or less assumes that the user has her screen maximized
that's flawed, the same way that setting absolute font sizes is flawed
okay, i realize that you'd be swimming against the current if you go back
to your government client and try to convince them that the requirement is
flawed
better to go to the webmonkey article "sizing up the browsers" and grab the
screen dimensions for the lowest common denominator
since you say it's an internet explorer intranet, you would probably be
wise to take into consideration the microsoft office toolbar too
once you have your minimum screen dimensions, build a page and tweak it
(remove content) until the scrollbars go away
that's your maximum size
if you do implement scroll="no" and for some reason (e.g. a user with poor
eyesight and larger fonts) the page exceeds the window size, you will have
created a much bigger usability problem than having content below the fold
rudy
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