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Jim McNutt
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Determining width of main screen

Does anyone have a way of determining the width of the main screen, either via .php code at run time, or though java script via a .tpl at render time?

The code that I am working on for the scrolling marquee must have the width defined and I would like to be able to make it non-static so that no matter what resolution someone views the pages at, it appears normal.

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James
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James McDougall
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You could try placing it within an IFRAME and use percentages within the parameters of the IFRAME.  

What code do you have so far for the scrolling marquee?
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lol….  Not much.  I found some scraps of java code flying around on the internet and I am trying to port it over for ocPortal.  I want to be able to database the entries for my own use (i.e. Run this from today to Dec 10 and that from dec 2 to jan 5).

However, when it set's up the java code for the marquee it defines the width as something like width = 300px.  I am not sure if I can use a %.  I'll mess around with it.

I am trying to get these simple things added as I want my employer to go to ocPortal for the main website.  I get so tired of people complaining that it never gets updated….  blah blah blah.  I need the marquee (which BTW: there is a <marquee> tag that works nativly with IE and Netscape now), this java one is cross platform.  Since my company uses IE mostly I could probably get away with hard coding my own, but I feel since I am not paying for ocPortal (yet) I need to contribute.

A few other things I need to get down is a lunch calendar that has built in ocPortal support (I saw in a forum earlier).  So that will probably be my next project, but a simplistic calendar (Mon = Lunch-Corn Dog, juice, milk).

If you want the code that I have for the Java Marquee I can send it to you….

OK, now I have babbled on for a bit, back to work.

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James
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I use this code within HEADER.tpl in the <head> section to call one of two CSS files depending on screen width, but I don;t know how useful or relevant this might be for you:

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<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
if (screen.width < 800) {
document.write('<link href="/css/sc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />');
} else {
document.write('<link href="/css/sc2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />');
}
</script>

Rather than trying to define a width through some tricky javascript all over your page, you could try setting the width as a percentage like you mentioned. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to. You can do it with text boxes and all sorts ;)

If it doesn't like percentages you could try using somehting like the above bit of javascript in the middle of your javascript marquee code to cover the main screen resolutions from 800*600 upward (1024*768, 1280*whatever and so on).

Hope that helps some ;)
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Thanks Pete.  That would probably do it also.  I could make the width one value when the sreen res is 800x600 or lower and another when it is higher.

My wife and kids have been sick this week, so I have not had a chance to work on it just yet.  I hope to get some time on this weekend.

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James
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Allen
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Is it possible to give your width a percentage so that the browser resizes the marquee according to the size of the window?
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Jim McNutt
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Possibly, one of the scripts I was working on can take a %, but a few of the others can't.

I like the features that some of the Java ones have, but I might just wimp out and use the IE <marquee> tag and forget about it.  The only thing that I would have to do then is modify the database to automaticly add and remove messages.

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James
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If you're stuck for javascripts that might do this then I'd suggest looking at the Javascript script section of hotscripts.com - there should be a fair few to try out before using teh dreaded marquee code ;)
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WHY DIDN't I THINK OF THAT!!!!!  I use hostscripts for all kinds of php ideas and codeing expamples.  I didn't even consider it.  Thanks for the tip!

(I belive a duh to myself is in order)

Thanks,
James
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