Fixed Website Window

Question

Hello. I'm going crazy trying to find an answer to my
question. I'm trying to adjust a site that has a fixed left side.
It's the type of site that allows you to expand the browser window
to the right, exposing just blank space. I'm interested in a fixed
window that does not expand - that does not have a horizontal
scrolling bar (that is, unless you shrink it). How do I do this?
I've been googling like mad, but all I find is the fixed or fluid
debate tidbits. This doesn't address my question, of course.
Thanks.

Answer 1

> How do I set the browser window at a fixed width
You don't - you can't (at least not reliably in all
browsers). Does that
answer the question?
> I don't want the user to expand
> the browser window horizontally to the left.
But - I can't do that. I can drag to the right from the right
margin, or to
the left from the left margin, but the behavior of your
current page would
be the same in either case. The page is snug with the left
margin and you
get a wider gutter on the right. That's because the page is
fixed width
with no alignment specified so it gets the default of left
alignment.
> I've enjoyed the AP boxes because they allow me to
design the
> page with absolute certainty - is it that I'm using too
many?
Which is why everyone that uses them inappropriately does so.
The problem
with using absolutely positioned elements as a primary layout
tool is well
explained here -
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
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> Murray *ACE*, thanks for your thoughts. I am working
with a template. The
> website is not yet doing what I want because I don't
want the user to
> expand
> the browser window horizontally to the left. How do I
set the browser
> window at
> a fixed width. I've enjoyed the AP boxes because they
allow me to design
> the
> page with absolute certainty - is it that I'm using too
many? And
> regarding the
> flash header and the navigation bar, this came with the
template. This
> will
> actually appear as static html with the option of a
flash movie. I know
> this
> isn't the best solution, but the html navigation will be
there for
> accessibility issues and for iphone use. So, I'm still
trying to figure
> out the
> window width situation.
>