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non -java way of detecting browser width and redirecting?

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May 10.2009

Hi

Just wondering if there is a non -java way of detecting a user’s browser width and then redirecting to the appropriate version of my site?

Cheers

Shaun

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@scragarMay 10.2009 — It's javascript, not java, the two are very different.

No matter what technology you try to use to detect the browsers dimentions there will ALWAYS be users without it, ask or assume a reasonable size.

PS: You are shooting yourself in the foot maintaining several different sized versions of your site, you realise that, right?
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@billygoatkaraokauthorMay 10.2009 — Cheers Scragar

How so?
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@kenderMay 10.2009 — just use something like....
.wrapper {
min-width: 780px;
max-width: 1260px;
width:expression(document.body.clientWidth < 782? "780px" : document.body.clientWidth > 1262? "1260px" : "auto");

}
that would cover from people with 800x600 to people with 1280x1024
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@FangMay 10.2009 — Don't use expression
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@kenderMay 10.2009 — well, put in an identifier, if browser is IE and before version 8, use expression if its IE8, or FF, or Chrome ignore
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@felgallMay 10.2009 — That expression code is JScript and will be disabled if Acrive Scripting is turned off just the same as any J(ava)Script solution would be.
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