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Re: Monitor Resolution

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On 15/12/14 17:21, Johnny wrote:
>
> The recommended resolution for my monitor is 1366x768 (16:9).  I have
> about twenty websites that I visit regularly, and only one of them is
> full screen at that resolution.  I have noticed that Claws Mail is also
> full screen, and all the Firefox preference pages are full screen.

If you read that many websites rather than watch films, if you can - 
flip the monitor to portrait. Scrolling through content 768 pixels at a 
time would drive me nuts!

>
> The question is, why does usatoday.com show full screen, and cnn.com and
> foxnews.com have wasted space on both side of the screen?  Are the
> websites not capable of using that resolution, or is it a setting on my
> computer that is causing me not to be able to use the recommended
> resolution?
>
> In order for the websites to fill the screen, I have to use 1024x768.

Or why not open another application to fill the space. An RSS reader?

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Adrian C

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Monitor Resolution Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2014-12-15 11:21 -0600
  Re: Monitor Resolution Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2014-12-15 18:07 +0000
    Re: Monitor Resolution Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2014-12-15 13:21 -0600
      Re: Monitor Resolution Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2014-12-15 20:50 +0000
        Re: Monitor Resolution Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2014-12-15 15:18 -0600
          Re: Monitor Resolution Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2014-12-15 22:11 +0000
  Re: Monitor Resolution Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-15 22:01 +0000
  Re: Monitor Resolution Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2014-12-16 19:40 +0000

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