Detect monitor resolution setting

[Benny Lee]

Hi, is there a behavior or script that can detect user's monitor
resolution setting and re-direct to a new page?
Thank you
Benny

[Jeff North]

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:38:48 -0400, in macromedia.dreamweaver Benny
Lee <bennylee@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>| Hi, is there a behavior or script that can detect user's monitor
>| resolution setting and re-direct to a new page?
>| Thank you
>| Benny

use:
window.screen.width;
window.screen.height;

although you would only need the width in most cases.

and the following for redirection
location.href = "newpage.htm"

var w = window.screen.width;
var pg = "default.htm";
switch( w )
{
case 600: pg = "page600.htm"; break;
case 800: pg = "page800.htm"; break;
}
location.href = pg;
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[Ruy Asan]

Yep

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
<!--
if ((screen.width>=1024) && (screen.height>=768))
{
window.location="highres.html";
}
else
{
window.location="lowres.html";
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>

Its pretty straight forward what to modify for your own purposes.

I should add that this isn't particularly good web design practice. Your
page should inherently deal with multiple resolution. I'm a big fan of
800x600 fixed width centered - looks good on 90%+ of monitors out there.
Unless you happen to be designing a high-profile site, you're better off
forgetting about the 640x480ers out there, they are very few.

Its a heap of trouble to design separate sites for multiple resolutions :p

"Benny Lee" <bennylee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi, is there a behavior or script that can detect user's monitor
> resolution setting and re-direct to a new page?
> Thank you
> Benny
>

[Dan Vendel *GOF*]

Benny Lee wrote:

> Hi, is there a behavior or script that can detect user's monitor
> resolution setting and re-direct to a new page?
> Thank you
> Benny
>

Benny,

As Ruy says: Don't do this.
I might add that the *screen* resolution hasn't *anything* do to with
the dimensions of the browser viewport. Like me, many users on high
resolutions are using this because we need to have several apps/windows
open and visible. Therefore, my browser window rarely exceeds 800px
width despite my 1280 x 1024 screen resolution. I *want* it that way,
and I *hate* it when webdesigners think they know better. Let the user
decide.

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[Gary White]

"Benny Lee" <bennylee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F1A00B8.90006@sympatico.ca...

> Hi, is there a behavior or script that can detect user's monitor
> resolution setting and re-direct to a new page?

See [url]http://thepattysite.com/window_sizes1.cfm[/url]

Gary

[Benny Lee]

Thank you for all of your helps.
The reason I have to do this is the site was design for 800x600 and the
client don't like the scroll bar next to the frame, but some of her
clients complain about they don't have the option to scroll with their
640x480 monitor setting. That's why I want to detect their screen
resolution and redirect to a page that can scroll.
Thank you so much.
Benny

Benny Lee wrote:

> Hi, is there a behavior or script that can detect user's monitor
> resolution setting and re-direct to a new page?
> Thank you
> Benny
>