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    another web size question...?

    hi all!

    another question here in regards to what size is best for websites.

    i know a lot of you say that 800x600 is best. is this because then you can tell flash to go 100% and if anything it will get bigger, not smaller?

    also, is it possible/plausable/a good idea to have a index page that is more or less just the borders and logo, make that 800x600 and have it publish at 100% to fit...but have the page contents (inside the border) at say 700x500 and publish at that exact pixel???

    do you know what i asking?
    because i'm noticing that when i go to 100% fit the space, things start to get lopsided...but was thinking if i could get the best of both worlds in regards to that. have just the outside borders get tweaked to fill the space and have the inside content stay true (fit to pixel), therefore no lopsided on the inside.

    what do you think?
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    100% is NEVER recommended.. unless done correctly.. like just for the stage and aligning certain objects.. having EVERYTHIGN be 100% will stretch layouts, text and images.. to fit the browser..

    If you want to the 'best results' You will use a combination of:

    fullscreen
    allowscale
    Stage.align &
    Stage.onResize.

    this will let the BG and other elements change to fit a browser size..while locking the movie properties to the original authoring size.

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    thank you for your reply whispers.

    may i ask are these:
    fullscreen
    allowscale
    Stage.align &
    Stage.onResize.

    scripting, html code or...?
    where should i go to try and learn more about these?
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    its ALL ActionScript (FLASH)..

    and you can learn about them ALL here..

    As a matter of fact there is a link and an explanation in my footer called (you guessed it) fullscreen.

    fullscreen is a parameter to allow the flash player to be 1005 (fullscreen)

    allowscale is a parameter to set your CONTENT/MOVIE to scale

    Stage.align lets you asign objects to position themselves relevant to the stage..no matter what the size.. (you will see in the demo if you change the browser size..watch menu at bottom ALWAYS be at bottom)

    Stage.onResize is adding a listener to the stage object.. so whenever it is resized...it will prompt all registered objects to move accordingly.

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    thank you very much!
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    no problem.. theres lots of stuff out there for you to use.. just gotta either find it..or know its there to be of use to you.

    reading threads/posts here at FK.. (even if not my question or I couldnt help)
    Colin Mooks Flash MX ActionScript: The Definitive Guide
    and hitting [F1] in FLASH, (the help menu) are the best things you can ever have at your disposal for knowledge...at least for me they were/are.

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