Re: screen resolution

From:

Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>

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comp.lang.java.programmer

Date:

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:47:38 -0700

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Arne Vajh?j wrote:

Roedy Green wrote:

Is there an easy way for the server to get the screen resolution of a
browser window?

You will need to have som JavaScript send something to the
server with the size.

I am not convinced that it is a good idea.

It should be mostly harmless as long as it really is based on the
window, not the whole screen.

I am typing this in a normal sized window on a 3840 by 1200 pixel
logical monitor that is two physical monitors placed side by side. Most
of the time, most of the screen space is occupied by Eclipse, a TeX
editor, or the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor. I use less than half of
one of the physical monitors for browsing, e-mail, etc.

Having something happen in a browser window based on the browser window
size should not cause much trouble. Having something happen in a browser
window based on the 3840 by 1200 screen size would be very bad.

At the other end, I could see problems with different behavior on an
iPhone because of its small screen size. Its user interface is very
effective for easy viewing of a normal web page. Sites that
automatically switch it to a crippled "mobile" web page are annoying.

Patricia

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