Code Project window width
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I guess most people these days won't be as bothered as I am, but the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it! :) I have a 17-inch CRT set to 1028x768 so I can actually read it with my relatively poor eyesight. I gather Code Project is designed to be displayed in a window about 1028 pixels wide. This is OK if I'm viewing the page full screen, but very irritating when I have it in a smaller window (for instance, to copy and paste to VS, or check more than one page at once). In this case, I have to scroll to the right in order to get past the advert on the left and actually read the meaningful content and the menu items on the right. It's not difficult to do, and of course, it'll be fixed when I get that 20-inch TFT monitor I've always dreamed of, but as I have to do it every single time I visit the site right now, it would be nice to have at least the option of a narrower window layout...
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I guess most people these days won't be as bothered as I am, but the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it! :) I have a 17-inch CRT set to 1028x768 so I can actually read it with my relatively poor eyesight. I gather Code Project is designed to be displayed in a window about 1028 pixels wide. This is OK if I'm viewing the page full screen, but very irritating when I have it in a smaller window (for instance, to copy and paste to VS, or check more than one page at once). In this case, I have to scroll to the right in order to get past the advert on the left and actually read the meaningful content and the menu items on the right. It's not difficult to do, and of course, it'll be fixed when I get that 20-inch TFT monitor I've always dreamed of, but as I have to do it every single time I visit the site right now, it would be nice to have at least the option of a narrower window layout...
I'm *this* close to putting a PayPal link up on the homepage to ask for donations to get you a decent screen. 17"? CRT? That's cruel and unusual. However, I'm shocked and appalled that CodeProject.com isn't taking up your entire desktop and is, instead, being relegated as "just another window". Shocked, I tell you. (Although I could always tweak the layout to be a little more friendly, too, I guess...)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I guess most people these days won't be as bothered as I am, but the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it! :) I have a 17-inch CRT set to 1028x768 so I can actually read it with my relatively poor eyesight. I gather Code Project is designed to be displayed in a window about 1028 pixels wide. This is OK if I'm viewing the page full screen, but very irritating when I have it in a smaller window (for instance, to copy and paste to VS, or check more than one page at once). In this case, I have to scroll to the right in order to get past the advert on the left and actually read the meaningful content and the menu items on the right. It's not difficult to do, and of course, it'll be fixed when I get that 20-inch TFT monitor I've always dreamed of, but as I have to do it every single time I visit the site right now, it would be nice to have at least the option of a narrower window layout...
Emma Burrows wrote:
This is OK if I'm viewing the page full screen, but very irritating when I have it in a smaller window (for instance, to copy and paste to VS, or check more than one page at once).
I have the same problem (1024x768 laptop screen). If you use Firefox, i can hook you up with a little GreaseMonkey script that'll move that ad-bar to the left side of the page (so you don't have to scroll past it).
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I guess most people these days won't be as bothered as I am, but the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it! :) I have a 17-inch CRT set to 1028x768 so I can actually read it with my relatively poor eyesight. I gather Code Project is designed to be displayed in a window about 1028 pixels wide. This is OK if I'm viewing the page full screen, but very irritating when I have it in a smaller window (for instance, to copy and paste to VS, or check more than one page at once). In this case, I have to scroll to the right in order to get past the advert on the left and actually read the meaningful content and the menu items on the right. It's not difficult to do, and of course, it'll be fixed when I get that 20-inch TFT monitor I've always dreamed of, but as I have to do it every single time I visit the site right now, it would be nice to have at least the option of a narrower window layout...
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I guess most people these days won't be as bothered as I am, but the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it! :) I have a 17-inch CRT set to 1028x768 so I can actually read it with my relatively poor eyesight. I gather Code Project is designed to be displayed in a window about 1028 pixels wide. This is OK if I'm viewing the page full screen, but very irritating when I have it in a smaller window (for instance, to copy and paste to VS, or check more than one page at once). In this case, I have to scroll to the right in order to get past the advert on the left and actually read the meaningful content and the menu items on the right. It's not difficult to do, and of course, it'll be fixed when I get that 20-inch TFT monitor I've always dreamed of, but as I have to do it every single time I visit the site right now, it would be nice to have at least the option of a narrower window layout...
Emma Burrows wrote:
the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it!
Pfft, I did something about it, I have a ton of windows open at work and need to just see the forums. So I added my own CSS to IE and now only see the main portion of the forums. :)
/* Header & Side Bar */
.HeaderLogo, .LHNavBar
{
display: none;
visibility:hidden;
}
/* Signatures */
div.ForumSig
{
BACKGROUND-COLOR: white;
COLOR: #ab2600;
border: 1px solid #FF9900;
TEXT-DECORATION: italic;
}
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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Emma Burrows wrote:
the width of the Code Project layout really annoys me and I feel it's time I mentioned it!
Pfft, I did something about it, I have a ton of windows open at work and need to just see the forums. So I added my own CSS to IE and now only see the main portion of the forums. :)
/* Header & Side Bar */
.HeaderLogo, .LHNavBar
{
display: none;
visibility:hidden;
}
/* Signatures */
div.ForumSig
{
BACKGROUND-COLOR: white;
COLOR: #ab2600;
border: 1px solid #FF9900;
TEXT-DECORATION: italic;
}
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
S Douglas wrote:
Pfft, I did something about it,
And there you go - my problem is solved. I knew I was right to have a whinge about it here! :)
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I'm *this* close to putting a PayPal link up on the homepage to ask for donations to get you a decent screen. 17"? CRT? That's cruel and unusual. However, I'm shocked and appalled that CodeProject.com isn't taking up your entire desktop and is, instead, being relegated as "just another window". Shocked, I tell you. (Although I could always tweak the layout to be a little more friendly, too, I guess...)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm *this* close to putting a PayPal link up on the homepage to ask for donations to get you a decent screen. 17"? CRT? That's cruel and unusual.
And its vertical hold is on the blink so every now and then, I get a ripple effect as the picture shrinks and then resizes again! You're right, maybe I should start a collection so I can afford a new one. :) We're just not as rich as we used to be before having children... that, and I'm waiting for the price of 20-inch TFTs to drop so I can make my husband's cheap 17-inch TFT look silly. ;) In the meantime, the bit of IE CSS someone suggested solved the problem. Why didn't I think of that? :doh: (though I can imagine that from your point of view, it's not great as it circumvents some of your ads).
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm *this* close to putting a PayPal link up on the homepage to ask for donations to get you a decent screen. 17"? CRT? That's cruel and unusual.
And its vertical hold is on the blink so every now and then, I get a ripple effect as the picture shrinks and then resizes again! You're right, maybe I should start a collection so I can afford a new one. :) We're just not as rich as we used to be before having children... that, and I'm waiting for the price of 20-inch TFTs to drop so I can make my husband's cheap 17-inch TFT look silly. ;) In the meantime, the bit of IE CSS someone suggested solved the problem. Why didn't I think of that? :doh: (though I can imagine that from your point of view, it's not great as it circumvents some of your ads).
Emma Burrows wrote:
I get a ripple effect as the picture shrinks and then resizes again!
I'd be checking the water cooler. Maybe bring your own :~
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I'm *this* close to putting a PayPal link up on the homepage to ask for donations to get you a decent screen. 17"? CRT? That's cruel and unusual. However, I'm shocked and appalled that CodeProject.com isn't taking up your entire desktop and is, instead, being relegated as "just another window". Shocked, I tell you. (Although I could always tweak the layout to be a little more friendly, too, I guess...)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I use a 17" at home, granted mine does 1600x1200 but it's still a 17" CRT. I'm basically in the same position as Emma, the LCDs I want as replacements are more than I'm willing to spend unless my current display dies. I don't like the lousy real world viewing angles (the ones quoted in marketing specs are pure pravda) of the cheaper TN types. IPS displays do look as good as CRTs IMO but are significantly more expensive (see apple's line of LCD monitors and the displays used in the current iMacs for examples).
-- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.
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S Douglas wrote:
Pfft, I did something about it,
And there you go - my problem is solved. I knew I was right to have a whinge about it here! :)