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Subject: Re: FLASH: MS Javascript vs Netscape Javascript - Window Resize
From: EmbraceTheDark
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:51:11 GMT

Hello, Paul. You may want to try what's suggested on this web page here: http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fillthewindow.html
I myself haven't tested it, but it's worth a try.
I hope it helps :).

-David

> Paul,
>
> Well, yes that's one thing to do, I'm a Graphic Designer, and the site is
> for my portfolio, so if I want to show an ad, then I want it to fit the
> window exactly, or have a border around it. But the border would HAVE to be
> equal all around. If you get my drift. Anyway, the cropping is a no no!
>
> Check the site and you'll see what I mean. It works on everything ecept Mac
> IE, which is fine as the target audience probably use Macs mainly and most
> Mac users I know tend to avoid IE.
>
> Paul.
>
> > Perhaps I am completely off target here, but it seems to me you should add
> > the following in your <BODY> tags (in the files that pop up, that is):
> >
> > <BODY bgcolor="blah" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" leftmargin="0"
> > topmargin="0">
> >
> > That should take care of the borders around the images.
> > I hope this was you question... :)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Paul Saarnak
> >
> >
> >> Bryan,
> >>
> >> The problem I had relates specifically to my site, which is at:
> >>
> >> http://www.mobilixnet.dk/~mob33150
> >>
> >> The clicking on the thumbnails triggers a pop-up window. No problem there.
> >> The problem was how to get the images to fit the windows exactly with no
> >> borders or cropping.
> >>
> >> This was done from within Flash, not Dreamweaver.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Paul.
> >>
> >> > I'm using Dreamweaver 3.0 on a Mac using their internal behaviors and
> > having
> >> > no problems. I've been working on small pop up windows all morning, and
> >> > testing in Mac IE 4.5. Everything is working as expected... do you have
> > a
> >> > sample as to what is going on?
> >> >
> >> > This is the script I'm using...no script tags as it's external.
> >> >
> >> > <!--
> >> > function MM openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { file://v2.0
> >> > popUp = window.open(theURL,winName,features);
> >> > popUp.focus()
> >> > }
> >> > file://-->
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It works on everything I've tried. Mac/Win - IE/NN 4+
> >> >
> >> > Bryan
> >> >
> >> > on 3/13/00 11:38 AM, Paul Kilgour at paulkatmobilixnet [dot] dk wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> But I have experienced specific problems with javascript pop-up windows
> >> >> within IE on Mac. In fact, many Mac users that I know personally, won't
> > have
> >> >> it on there computer.
> >> >>
> >> >> Paul.
> >> >>
> >> >>> There are differences - but IE does support JavaScript (ECMAScript) on
> > the
> >> >>> Mac.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> on 3/13/00 10:56 AM, Paul Kilgour at paulkatmobilixnet [dot] dk wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>> Okay.. first time out using Javascript.. and I ran into a very
> >> >>>>> interesting problem.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> I am doing a window resize. Netscape does my window fine, but IE5
> >> >>>>> resizes my window about an additional 10-15% smaller than what I
> > want.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Do I need to write a script that will perform different window
> >> >>>>> resizing for each browser?
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> -John
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>> John,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> If you're using a Mac you'll find that Mac versions of IE do not
> > support
> >> >>>> Javascript (I think I'm right on that).
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Regards,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Paul.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
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