Screen Resolution: What setting do webmasters use?

Toby · 2005-04-22, 08:35 PM

When I build pages for general public viewing I make sure they're viewable at 800 x 600. But, I've just started on a project that will be aimed specifically at adult webmasters, and I have a hunch that as a group the vast majority of us are using 1024 x 768 or higher. Am I right? What setting do you use for surfin' the web?

swedguy · 2005-04-22, 08:38 PM

I use 1024 x 768

MrMaryLou · 2005-04-22, 08:42 PM

For just my own surfing 1280 X 1024 but for reviewing I use 800x600

HC-Majick · 2005-04-22, 08:43 PM

1280 x 1024 on a 21 inch monitor on both my main computer at home and at work, but i do have a 15 inch monitor hooked up to a server set to 800 x 600 that i check my sites on.

ladydesigner · 2005-04-22, 08:50 PM

I use 800x600 on a 17'' monitor but my husband surfs the web at 1152x864 and insists that I should build sites for this resolution. I'm not convinced though.

Greenguy · 2005-04-22, 08:49 PM

I review at 800 wide but everything else is 1280x1024

Cleo · 2005-04-22, 09:04 PM

When I'm in my office I use a two monitor setup, a 21" CRT and my laptop's 17" LCD. They are set for 1024x768 and 1152x720.

That said I do not keep my browser window maximized and really, really hate it when a web page is designed too wide for the width that I keep my normal browser window which is about 850 pixels wide maximum.

MrYum · 2005-04-22, 09:20 PM

19 inch flat screen here...native is 1280x1024...which is where I'm at most of the time.

When building, I resize every page to make sure it looks decent at the most common sizes. Since I work in FF almost exclusively and have the developer tools installed...I can switch to 800x600...or 1024x768 at the click of a button

That said, pages that are specifically for webmasters, 1024x768 becomes the primary choice with 800x600 secondary.

EmporerEJ · 2005-04-26, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrYum

19 inch flat screen here...native is 1280x1024...which is where I'm at most of the time.

When building, I resize every page to make sure it looks decent at the most common sizes. Since I work in FF almost exclusively and have the developer tools installed...I can switch to 800x600...or 1024x768 at the click of a button

That said, pages that are specifically for webmasters, 1024x768 becomes the primary choice with 800x600 secondary.

As I told Toby in another forum I run 1600 X 1200, but I use FrontPage which also has the built in previewer that allows you to lauch whatever browser you want in whatever size to see how it appears.
It's very handy.

ecchi · 2005-04-26, 07:10 PM

RE : "sites should be designed @ about 750 width" This is to allow for the scroll bars and window frames. By the same token, if you are designing for 1280x1024, the screen should be no wider than about 1230 etc.

If you are designing your own website then use whatever resolution you like, it is your site after all. But if you are designing for someone else and they don't specify resolution, ALWAYS keep screen width below 750 or be ready for the work to dry up when clients with 800X600 screens start to put the word round that you are no good. It will make no difference to them that you designed a kick ass site, if their clients cannot see the entire thing on their crappy old monitors then they are going to start putting the wrong kind of word out about you.

EmporerEJ · 2005-04-26, 09:08 PM

You know, thinking on this topic, But not necessarily Toby's topic, it occurs to me that when I was a wee nipper on the web, Cnet had some "training" course that suggested the best way to design was for a maximum of 700 Pixels.
'course that was quite a while ago......

Back in the "old days" of the web.....Which I know Toby, who is MUCH older than me, remembers......

MrYum · 2005-04-26, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

As I told Toby in another forum I run 1600 X 1200, but I use FrontPage which also has the built in previewer that allows you to lauch whatever browser you want in whatever size to see how it appears.
It's very handy.

Yep Emporer...when I look at how much more productive I am using FF as opposed to IE, FF wins hands down everytime

The developer tools extension is one of the best addons for folks in our biz. Also, has a single click to view source code in a new tab...VERY handy for site reviews

EmporerEJ · 2005-04-26, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrYum

Yep Emporer...when I look at how much more productive I am using FF as opposed to IE, FF wins hands down everytime

The developer tools extension is one of the best addons for folks in our biz. Also, has a single click to view source code in a new tab...VERY handy for site reviews

Hmmmm.......FP has that too.....and split screen.......
en-Garde!

cd34 · 2005-04-22, 09:21 PM

1280x800 for me, but, the browser with the bookmark column takes up enough that it leaves me with probably 800x600

Wenchy · 2005-04-22, 10:11 PM

1024 x 768 here, but I build all public-consumption pages at 800 x 600.

I need those FF tools MrYum was talking about (hiya sweetie!

) so I can eliminate Exploder as a measuring stick.

Useless · 2005-04-22, 10:27 PM

I've never used anything except 800x600. You can't make me change. I don't even understand the point of larger screen resolutions. Oh great, you can fit more shit on the page, but I can't read the fucking print.

Nice.

MrYum · 2005-04-23, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wenchy

I need those FF tools MrYum was talking about (hiya sweetie!

) so I can eliminate Exploder as a measuring stick.

Hey there gorgeous!

Hit me up...you can have my tools anytime...hubba hubba

Cleo · 2005-04-22, 11:35 PM

Torn was here and he showed me FoxyAngel's site on it. It looked like a postage stamp on his screen. I did change the members area to be center justified so it wouldn't be just up in the top left corner after I saw it.

I'm guessing that Torn has Kriptanite vision and can probably also see though walls to be able to use a screen like that.

Head Boy · 2005-04-23, 03:19 AM

I'm another one at 1024 most of the time.

ecchi · 2005-04-23, 03:44 AM

If your doing a WM site I would definitely go for 800 x 600 Most of the more professional webmasters I know (i.e. those who do it as a living, rather than as a hobby or an extra income) would assume you don't know enough to set it at the lowest common denominator if you set it higher. And from that they would assume you are a newbie and that there is no point in looking at any webmaster site you create because they would assume you don't yet know enough about the business to run a webmaster site.

Fido · 2005-04-23, 04:04 AM

I use always 1280x1024. For reviewing I use 800px IFRAME, while the rest of the screen shows me other info.

grzepa · 2005-04-23, 07:02 AM

Im at 1024 also...

Mr. Blue · 2005-04-23, 10:02 AM

1280x1024

Don't mind pages made for 800 x 600, but can't stand pages that don't take that little extra time to make the page look okay at higher res...like centering the damn table would be nice, also taking 1 minute to make up a background tile so you don't just see white space. I won't use / buy off of a site that's 800 x 600 that don't take those two little courtesy steps.

Useless · 2005-04-23, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

I won't use / buy off of a site that's 800 x 600 that don't take those two little courtesy steps.

That's the same way I feel about pages built for higher resolutions, as I view strictly at 8x6. At least you high res folks don't have to deal with two separate scroll bars.

ecchi · 2005-04-23, 10:41 AM

Mr. Blue raises a good point. I constantly hear jokes and snide comments from other webmasters about webmasters who do not make their pages 800X600 friendly, but never about webmasters who do not make their page friendly to higher resolutions. Why is this?

I know that there is a difference in that an 800X600 site is as easy to read on a higher resolution as it is at 800X600, whereas a page optimised for higher resolution is a bastard to read on a lower resolution. But most of the comments I here about webmasters who do not make a site 800X600 friendly are along the lines of "newbie, doesn't know enough to make his site look good to all surfers", and surly that applies equally well to people whose site does not look good at the higher resolutions as well. After all, as Mr. Blue points out, in most cases all that is needed are a 'bgcolor' in the body tag and center tags around a table. Or in some cases, just making the table width 100%.

2005-04-22, 08:35 PM	#1
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2005-04-22, 08:42 PM	#3
MrMaryLou i fucking told i type to fucking fast wtf Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York Posts: 11,247	For just my own surfing 1280 X 1024 but for reviewing I use 800x600 __________________ <a href="http://www.greenguysboard.com/onthebench/">Join Me For On The Bench </a>

2005-04-22, 08:43 PM	#4
HC-Majick You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 541	1280 x 1024 on a 21 inch monitor on both my main computer at home and at work, but i do have a 15 inch monitor hooked up to a server set to 800 x 600 that i check my sites on. __________________ Submit Your Freesites:

2005-04-22, 08:50 PM	#5
ladydesigner ~Serving Up Sinful Sex ~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Missouri City, Texas Posts: 1,928	I use 800x600 on a 17'' monitor but my husband surfs the web at 1152x864 and insists that I should build sites for this resolution. I'm not convinced though. __________________ Porn Pixie XxX ~ Looking for Link Trades

2005-04-22, 08:49 PM	#6
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2005-04-22, 08:38 PM	#2
swedguy Vagabond Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,374	I use 1024 x 768

2005-04-22, 09:04 PM	#7
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	When I'm in my office I use a two monitor setup, a 21" CRT and my laptop's 17" LCD. They are set for 1024x768 and 1152x720. That said I do not keep my browser window maximized and really, really hate it when a web page is designed too wide for the width that I keep my normal browser window which is about 850 pixels wide maximum. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2005-04-22, 09:20 PM	#8
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	19 inch flat screen here...native is 1280x1024...which is where I'm at most of the time. When building, I resize every page to make sure it looks decent at the most common sizes. Since I work in FF almost exclusively and have the developer tools installed...I can switch to 800x600...or 1024x768 at the click of a button That said, pages that are specifically for webmasters, 1024x768 becomes the primary choice with 800x600 secondary. __________________ Porno Flixxx Submissions SOTI Site Submissions Free Porn Resource Submissions

2005-04-26, 07:10 PM	#10
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	RE : "sites should be designed @ about 750 width" This is to allow for the scroll bars and window frames. By the same token, if you are designing for 1280x1024, the screen should be no wider than about 1230 etc. If you are designing your own website then use whatever resolution you like, it is your site after all. But if you are designing for someone else and they don't specify resolution, ALWAYS keep screen width below 750 or be ready for the work to dry up when clients with 800X600 screens start to put the word round that you are no good. It will make no difference to them that you designed a kick ass site, if their clients cannot see the entire thing on their crappy old monitors then they are going to start putting the wrong kind of word out about you.

2005-04-26, 09:08 PM	#11
EmporerEJ They have the Internet on computers, now? Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Political subdivision United States, Continent North America, Planet Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 149	You know, thinking on this topic, But not necessarily Toby's topic, it occurs to me that when I was a wee nipper on the web, Cnet had some "training" course that suggested the best way to design was for a maximum of 700 Pixels. 'course that was quite a while ago...... Back in the "old days" of the web.....Which I know Toby, who is MUCH older than me, remembers...... __________________ Eric J. White Virtual Sex Machine

2005-04-22, 09:21 PM	#14
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	1280x800 for me, but, the browser with the bookmark column takes up enough that it leaves me with probably 800x600 __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2005-04-22, 10:11 PM	#15
Wenchy Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mile High City Posts: 120	1024 x 768 here, but I build all public-consumption pages at 800 x 600. I need those FF tools MrYum was talking about (hiya sweetie! ) so I can eliminate Exploder as a measuring stick. __________________ I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"

2005-04-22, 10:27 PM	#16
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	I've never used anything except 800x600. You can't make me change. I don't even understand the point of larger screen resolutions. Oh great, you can fit more shit on the page, but I can't read the fucking print. Nice. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2005-04-22, 11:35 PM	#18
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Torn was here and he showed me FoxyAngel's site on it. It looked like a postage stamp on his screen. I did change the members area to be center justified so it wouldn't be just up in the top left corner after I saw it. I'm guessing that Torn has Kriptanite vision and can probably also see though walls to be able to use a screen like that. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2005-04-23, 03:19 AM	#19
Head Boy Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 442	I'm another one at 1024 most of the time. __________________ Adult domain names for sale at Baronets Splinkies have arrived

2005-04-23, 03:44 AM	#20
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	If your doing a WM site I would definitely go for 800 x 600 Most of the more professional webmasters I know (i.e. those who do it as a living, rather than as a hobby or an extra income) would assume you don't know enough to set it at the lowest common denominator if you set it higher. And from that they would assume you are a newbie and that there is no point in looking at any webmaster site you create because they would assume you don't yet know enough about the business to run a webmaster site.

2005-04-23, 04:04 AM	#21
Fido And Lord, we are especially thankful for nuclear power, the cleanest, safest energy source there is. Except for solar, which is just a pipe dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 229	I use always 1280x1024. For reviewing I use 800px IFRAME, while the rest of the screen shows me other info.

2005-04-23, 07:02 AM	#22
grzepa You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 980	Im at 1024 also... __________________ RATIOS SUCK ? - TRY REALITYCASH !

2005-04-23, 10:02 AM	#23
Mr. Blue Searching for Jimmy Hoffa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 771	1280x1024 Don't mind pages made for 800 x 600, but can't stand pages that don't take that little extra time to make the page look okay at higher res...like centering the damn table would be nice, also taking 1 minute to make up a background tile so you don't just see white space. I won't use / buy off of a site that's 800 x 600 that don't take those two little courtesy steps.

2005-04-23, 10:41 AM	#25
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	Mr. Blue raises a good point. I constantly hear jokes and snide comments from other webmasters about webmasters who do not make their pages 800X600 friendly, but never about webmasters who do not make their page friendly to higher resolutions. Why is this? I know that there is a difference in that an 800X600 site is as easy to read on a higher resolution as it is at 800X600, whereas a page optimised for higher resolution is a bastard to read on a lower resolution. But most of the comments I here about webmasters who do not make a site 800X600 friendly are along the lines of "newbie, doesn't know enough to make his site look good to all surfers", and surly that applies equally well to people whose site does not look good at the higher resolutions as well. After all, as Mr. Blue points out, in most cases all that is needed are a 'bgcolor' in the body tag and center tags around a table. Or in some cases, just making the table width 100%.