Screen Resolution: What setting do webmasters use?

[Cleo]

In ten years computer screens are going to be whole walls or at least very large.

Magazines, books, and newspapers are a certain size not because they couldn't be made bigger but because it is a size that works for the format.

Just because a screen is 30" doesn't mean that web pages should be made that big. Just as magazines, books, and newspapers are not made the size of your whole desk or reading table.

Most things on the computer are modeled after real world items and I would imagine that web pages will end up the size of magazines, books, and newspapers instead of continuing to grow with screen sizes.

[Mishi]

Originally Posted by Cleo

In ten years computer screens are going to be whole walls or at least very large.

Magazines, books, and newspapers are a certain size not because they couldn't be made bigger but because it is a size that works for the format.

Just because a screen is 30" doesn't mean that web pages should be made that big. Just as magazines, books, and newspapers are not made the size of your whole desk or reading table.

Most things on the computer are modeled after real world items and I would imagine that web pages will end up the size of magazines, books, and newspapers instead of continuing to grow with screen sizes.

That's an excellent point. No matter what size and resolution monitors may reach, there will always be a range of paragraph widths and font sizes that are of a comfortable size for reading for most people.

I think there should be a CSS font-range parameter, or something...so we can have reasonable control over layout while still allowing the end-user to be comfortable.