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Dimensions of Flash Website file in IE browser

Feb 22, 2010 11:52 AM

I have created a flash website and uploaded it through Dreamweaver and it looks fine in Safari and Firefox browsers, but when viewing it on the Internet Explorer browser, the file appears extremely large. The original has a centered flash file, which is approx 950px width x 700px height and appears true to size in Safari and Firefox, but in the IE browser, the view of the flash file doesn't even fit on the screen - you have to scroll down to view it all. What can I do to correct the way the file is displayed on the IE browser, while allowing the Safari and Firefox browsers to maintain the current correct display?

618 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: John Waller, Feb 23, 2010 8:48 PM
 
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    1. John Waller,
    Feb 22, 2010 11:54 AM   in reply to suzaustralia
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    Got a link to the page showing the problem?

     
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    2. suzaustralia,
    Feb 23, 2010 3:07 PM   in reply to John Waller
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    Hello John,

     

    I just returned from the Apple store.

     

    Apparently, I am told that Macs automatically shrink webpages to fit the

    screen, therefore it is the PC (and IE browser) that must be showing the

    file true-to-size. Mystery solved!

     

    Thanks anyway!

     
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    3. John Waller,
    Feb 23, 2010 3:12 PM   in reply to suzaustralia
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    Really? I've never heard that before.

     
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    4. suzaustralia,
    Feb 23, 2010 8:07 PM   in reply to John Waller
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    I just spoke with a Godaddy rep and he said that my webpage was looking

    identical on his safari and IE browsers! He said it could be a prob with IE6

    or IE8, because he heard that they had issues. He was using IE7. I am going

    to try recreating the site with much smaller dimensions, as I anticipate

    that the target audience generally have PCs with fairly low resolution.

     
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    5. John Waller,
    Feb 23, 2010 8:48 PM   in reply to suzaustralia
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    Sounds to me like a lot of wild guesswork going on.

     

    We'll need a link to comment further.

     

    If you can provide one, someone can take a look.

     
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