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fwsweet
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 Posted: Fri 29 Aug 2008 11:41 Post subject: Banner ads make pages too wide to fit on low-rez monitors |
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| MP mulattoprince wrote: | | The frontpage is off center, it is half way off the screen. You have to scroll in order to see who left a post and to read. |
The banner ad that we have added to the top center of every page is 728 pixels wide. Since the banner is slotted between the company logo (on the left) and the book thumbnail (on the right) it makes the entire page about 1100 pixels wide. The consequence is that users with low-rez monitors (screen resolution less than 1280 x 800) cannot see the entire page width without scrolling. Is anyone besides MP having this problem? If so, we can move the banner higher to overlap the logo and thumbnail. Is anyone besides MP having this problem? |
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OTHER
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| Posted: Fri 29 Aug 2008 12:47 Post subject: |
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| It's perfect for me. Is it possible for MP et al to just change their screen resolution or would that mess up other things for them? |
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fwsweet
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| Posted: Fri 29 Aug 2008 15:01 Post subject: |
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| OTHER wrote: | | Is it possible for MP et al to just change their screen resolution or would that mess up other things for them? |
It depends. Some people have old monitors that simply cannot support much more than, say 800 x 600.
My concern is over how widespread the problem is. If only one or two people cannot go to higher resolution, then we probably should not worry about it. Monitors that old are nearing the end of their lives and, when replaced, will not have the problem.
But if more than one or two people have the problem, then we really must move the banner ad well above the rest of the page. It will look tacky, but I would rather sacrifice aesthetics to get ease of use for everyone. |
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Beauty
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| Posted: Fri 29 Aug 2008 16:27 Post subject: |
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| It giving me problems. My computer is less than a year old. Moreover, I wouldn't want to change any of my settings. |
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OTHER
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| Posted: Fri 29 Aug 2008 18:08 Post subject: |
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| fwsweet wrote: |
if more than one or two people have the problem, then we really must move the banner ad well above the rest of the page. It will look tacky, but I would rather sacrifice aesthetics to get ease of use for everyone. |
How bad does it look when it is above everything else? |
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fwsweet
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| Posted: Fri 29 Aug 2008 23:31 Post subject: |
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| OTHER wrote: | | How bad does it look when it is above everything else? |
There it is. Let me know what you think.
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MP mulattoprince
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| Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008 00:22 Post subject: |
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I am using 1024 by 786 in resolution, and my monitor is very up to date it goes pass 1024 by 786 and I can get 1280 x 800. I feel there were others also who saw it. Frank, you can put it back in the middle between the two logo Frank. You will just have to lower the 728 pixels to maybe 600pixels. It was not that far off but far off enough to the point of needing to scroll.
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fwsweet
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| Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008 02:14 Post subject: |
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| MP mulattoprince wrote: | | I am using 1024 by 786 in resolution, and my monitor is very up to date it goes pass 1024 by 786 and I can get 1280 x 800. I feel there were others also who saw it. Frank, you can put it back in the middle between the two logo Frank. You will just have to lower the 728 pixels to maybe 600pixels. It was not that far off but far off enough to the point of needing to scroll. |
The problem is that in specifying the size of the slot for Google to use, I must choose among: 728x90, 468x60, 234x60, and several tall skinny ones which do not work for a bulletin board. So, in practice, our choices are 728x90 or 468x60. The former is a bit too wide for 1024 x 786 and I think that the latter will look too small.
If we stay with a 728x90 banner slot, I would rather leave it above the page, rather than force people to scroll. On the other hand, I would be willing to try switching to the 468x60 format and move it back down again for a while to see how it looks.
What do you think? Should we leave it where it is or try the smaller format lower down? |
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MP mulattoprince
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| Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008 02:19 Post subject: |
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| I say try the smaller format. If it don’t work out then go back to the larger. |
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MP mulattoprince
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| Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008 03:15 Post subject: |
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| The smaller format looks nice in the place where you have placed it. I can see the banner very well because you have it placed in the center. It is hard to miss the advertisements that the banner displays. |
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OTHER
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| Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008 12:06 Post subject: |
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| I think I missed the higher, larger option, but I like how it looks now. I am assuming this is the smaller, centered option. It is actually less intrusive than the other larger, centered option. Each ad is still clear and easy to read, but I guess it just puts two per page versus three. It looks fine. Is it still altering anyone's normal display? |
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MP mulattoprince
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| Posted: Sun 31 Aug 2008 03:58 Post subject: |
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| It is no longer altering my display. |
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