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Re: Monitor Resolution

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On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:07:54 +0000 (UTC)
Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:21:00 -0600, Johnny wrote:
> >
> > The recommended resolution for my monitor is 1366x768 (16:9).
> 
> Mine is 1280x1024 
> 
> >  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.
> >
> > 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?
> 
> My WAG would be default font/size setting. I checked your sites and
> was able to stretch firefox screen size to see wasted space mid web
> page and left/right margins on all sites.
> 
> >  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?
> 
> I do agree some sites were better at stretching content to keep
> content filling screen.
> 
> In firefox->Edit->Preferences->Content write down your settings, and
> try mine.
> 
> Default font: serif  Size: 14   Click the Advanced.... button and set
> Size: 14 for both boxes and set Minimum font size: 14

That's what I have mine set at, and I removed the check from the box
that says let sites choose their own font size.

I think Display Resolution is a confusing term.  It looks like the
pixels per inch stay the same, whether the Display is set at 1366x768
or 1024x768.  Higher resolution allows you to see more content on a
screen without scrolling, so if I have my screen set at 1024x768 and
can see all content without scrolling horizontally, I don't need the
recommended resolution.

> 
> The only other difference, I have desktop shortcut icons all around my
> desktop and I have firefox sized  (1125x820) to leave about 3 quarters
> of an inch all around it so I can click any shortcut.

How did you set Firefox to that size?

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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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