Retire the 800 Table Rule

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Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

I wonder how may people surf with their window maximized?

I know very few that do. I and most of my friends usually have their browsers set for around a 2/3-wide screen so they can see their mail, IM, and video player windows on the desktop as well. So a 1024x768 screen resolution with a more than 800-wide page means the surfer will still have to side-scroll unless they open their browser to full-screen.

I personally run at 1280x960 and think 800-wide pages look exactly right, since I don't need to open my browser full-screen to see 'em.