i have a question...

I was wondering what i should make a picture size to take up the whole browser on IE, for a 1024x678 computer.

well...that all depends.

Since users can move toolbars around, making the display area larger or smaller, you kind of have to do it dynamically.

My suggestion, look into svg (scalable vector graphics). PNG and some others are very promising. PNG is probably going to be the easiest for you to produce, since photoshop can do it. Then, just use a javascript to resize the image dynamically.

I bet there is an easier way, but if it was me, this is how I would handle it.

i don't really know javascript... the Png file doesn't do it for you?

I guess you could use CSS to make it be 100% of the height and width of the viewing area, but it will still involve some javascript to resize the graphic.

or you could make the entire site a table...and then set the table height and width to 100% so it will resize itself no matter what the window size or the resolution....ive dont that before....it seems to work ok for me....

Yeah, it works OK for you, but it doesn't work OK for everyone. As a matter of fact, far too often it just doesn't work. But I am guilty of doing full-screen tables also. In some instances they are OK, but it REALLY all depends on how you are doing it...I've seen one page work fine, but the other soooo NOT work fine, and they were basically the same thing.....tables are just too iffy.

alright i ll try some of this stuff. thanks.