How can you tell the width of your forum?

[Bruwat]

I have recently installed a new skin which doesn't have space for a banner/header at the top, which I'd like to get designed. However, I do not know the dimensions of the forum (width specifically) how can I work it out?

Thanks

[Lynne]

Viewing source on the page is a good way to find it. Or, go to your style and select StyleVars and they may have the Forum Width in there.

[Bruwat]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Viewing source on the page is a good way to find it. Or, go to your style and select StyleVars and they may have the Forum Width in there.

In stylevars I can see it but it's as a percentage and not in pixels. It is at 100%, do you know what that is in pixels? Thanks for your help!

[Lynne]

100% means 100% of your browser width. Everyone has their browser set at a different width. If you want it to always be exactly the same number of pixels in everyone's browser, you need to set that width in pixels (ie. 700px or whatever).

[Bruwat]

Originally Posted by Lynne

100% means 100% of your browser width. Everyone has their browser set at a different width. If you want it to always be exactly the same number of pixels in everyone's browser, you need to set that width in pixels (ie. 700px or whatever).

Ohhh...so how am I meant to know what dimensions to make the banner if I want it to remain at 100% of browser width?

Thanks very much for your help

[Lynne]

A lot of people make a banner that just sits on the left (like here) or is just in the center or just on the right. Or, they make it in three pieces (left, center, right) which expand when the browser window expands. Just look at different sites to see how they do it.