On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:36:11 -0400, FoxWolfie Galen
<foxwolfie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:14:59 -0500, mel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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>> I'm planning a web page and am wondering which resolution should it be
>> designed for?
>
>You should never design for a specific resolution. Any well-designed page
>will gracefully scale to whatever size the viewer desires, within reason.
>Most users are probably using 1024x768 now, but certainly not all. Even
>those who are using the resolution you design for may not be using the
size
>fonts you intend for them. For example, I personally use 1024x768, but
>because my eyes aren't perfect, I use a larger font size. This causes
many
>pages to display as if I were at 640x480, but with a normal font. It also
>means many pages designed for 1024x768 might look sloppy to me, or they
>might require constant horizontal scrolling in order to read them. Unless
>absolutely required, many people simply won't return to such sites.
>
>Do not design for a specific resolution, nor for a specific browser,
unless
>you want to alienate a fair number of users, and potentially make your
>pages difficult to access by those who are disabled. Always test any
pages
>you design at 640x480 and also at the highest resolution your equipment
>sup****ts. That should accommodate everyone in between. Maybe things won't
>look quite perfect at the lowest resolution, but everything should still
>function, and never require horizontal scrolling.
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:49:39 -0500, John Thompson
<john@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>But if you allow the client to handle the local display resolution, it
>can at least try to fit it properly into the available space. If you
>explicitly define a resolution, the user is stuck with having to scroll
>around for every task, which can be very awkward and frustrating.
Thanks to all who answered. I think the gist of the two above replies
serve to answer well my question.
Thanks again.
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