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Seth Schori
Seth Schori
2,671 Points
Posted by Seth Schori
Seth Schori
2,671 Points

How can I get my browser to re-draw a webpage while I'm resizing the window, just as Guil's browser does in the video?

When Guil resizes his browser window in the videos, his browser dynamically re-draws the webpage while it's being resized. This allows him to easily see which browser width needs a break point.

When I resize my browser window the webpage stays the same while I'm dragging the window and only gets re-drawn after I let go of the mouse. This makes it much more tedious to find a break point because I have to keep dragging, letting go to see the result, and repeating the process many times.

I've tried searching online but haven't come up with an answer. Does anyone know whether this is a browser setting that I can change to enable dynamic re-drawing, or is this a limitation of my browser or OS? FYI, I'm using the latest version of Chrome (49.0.2623.87 m) on Windows 7.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

In System/Performance Options/Visual Effects, is "Show window contents while dragging" checked? Some of the other performance options might affect that also, but that one comes to mind first.

Other than that (and I'm not sure it would affect it), check Chrome's "Hardware Acceleration" setting.

Seth Schori
Seth Schori
2,671 Points
Seth Schori
Seth Schori
2,671 Points

Thank you, Steven, that was exactly it!

I'll elaborate slightly on your answer for others who may be having this issue in Windows 7:

Go to System Control Panel, click on Advanced system settings, then Performance/Visual Effects (as you pointed out).

Thanks again!