Screen Resolution: What setting do webmasters use?

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

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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......

Toby · 2005-04-26, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

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

Hey now, not that much older, but I *was* there when Al Gore invented the Internet.

EmporerEJ · 2005-04-26, 10:42 PM

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Hey now, not that much older, but I *was* there when Al Gore invented the Internet.

I was running a lowly BBS called "Sex2CStore" when Al Gore invented the internet and the great light of the world turned on.....

MrYum · 2005-04-26, 10:22 PM

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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

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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!

MrYum · 2005-04-26, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

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

Hmmm...ok...it's ON!

Does FP have an option to validate html and css???

Back atcha there big guy!

EmporerEJ · 2005-04-27, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MrYum

Hmmm...ok...it's ON!

Does FP have an option to validate html and css???

Back atcha there big guy!

If I understand what you mean by "validate" I will give you a cautious "yes,"

(And watch for the fleche attack.....)

MrYum · 2005-04-27, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

If I understand what you mean by "validate" I will give you a cautious "yes,"

(And watch for the fleche attack.....)

Damn, thought I'd get ya on that one! lol

It just runs the page through a few online validators to verify the code is tight and error free

Aw...fuck it...throw caution to the wind...attack!

OUCH! Poked myself with this damn thing! LMAO!

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2005-04-26, 07:10 PM	#3
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.