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stevo · 10-04-2006, 14:38

What size are people currently designing websites to mostly? I thought that 800 by 600 was the norm, are enough people working on better resolutions to allow us to build larger sites?

adras · 10-04-2006, 14:53

I still do 800x600, but I think it's save to go one step higher (1024).

pgo · 10-04-2006, 14:58

800x600. A lot of people are still using it.

Doesn't this thread get posted at least every week?

Dusteh · 11-04-2006, 06:57

Yeah, do a forum search for this.

adam c · 11-04-2006, 07:45

LadynRed · 11-04-2006, 14:54

Just because computers are being sold with that resolution doesn't mean that same percentage is USING it. The base is stll 800x600, otherwise your wind up forcing people to scroll horizontally .. which is a big usability faux pas still.

If you're going design specifically for a higher res, then make sure you put a notice on your site that states one must have at least that resolution to view your site, at least people will be forwarned if they decide to stay.

Transmogrify · 11-04-2006, 16:54

There's a few clever tricks you can use to get your site to scale correctly to most resolutions. Unfortunately I don't know any of them but they do exist.

pgo · 11-04-2006, 16:58

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Originally Posted by Transmogrify

There's a few clever tricks you can use to get your site to scale correctly to most resolutions. Unfortunately I don't know any of them but they do exist.

width: 100%;?

the_boss · 12-04-2006, 13:24

My norm is to design to be viewable in at least 800x600.

Some times they will be static so they stay the same size throughout. Others (mainly ones with a larger content base) I design so that they expand (and shrink) to fit different resolutions. Which is fine all the time you are using text, but can cause issues if you have large amounts of images, as, well we all know, images dont change size!

Mr Fred · 12-04-2006, 15:01

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Originally Posted by Transmogrify

There's a few clever tricks you can use to get your site to scale correctly to most resolutions. Unfortunately I don't know any of them but they do exist.

skills.

get the monkeys to do that.

oli · 12-04-2006, 15:46

Why do people get so worked up about this, if you're aiming at your average internet surfer do 800 to be sure - if its for geeks go 1024. If you have skills then do a stretchy.

Dusteh · 12-04-2006, 17:14

very few stretchys look any good though, it entirely depends on the type of content. At least in my eyes anyway.

pgo · 13-04-2006, 00:02

Screw you all! My new Dell FPW2005 is at 1680x1050 and all my sites will be designed for that! 800x600 be damned!

I kid. At this resolution I can't maximize my browser at all (fixed width sites look like shit and variable width sites are impossible to read). It's a whole new world from 1280x1024. I love it.

Give me my min-width/max-width!

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Originally Posted by luke_a

I tend to design sites to fit to 760px wide, if you use a stretchy, put in a link to change the stylesheet from fluid to fixed.

I use 750px just because I often find it easier to divide things up into "25"s. But that's just me.

Dusteh · 13-04-2006, 04:23

Yeah, min-max-width is the future.

oli · 13-04-2006, 05:16

Heres a good one - http://www.vivabit.com looks spot on at all resolutions

Limbo · 13-04-2006, 05:52

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Originally Posted by oli

Heres a good one - http://www.vivabit.com looks spot on at all resolutions

True - any website that looks good at 680x400 and 1280 + is well drawn up

Agree with above too - max/min width stretchy is the way of the ninja - I went shopping for a monitor the other week and saw an increase in widescreeen jobbers... that'll fuck up any strechy site without a max width control.

weldo · 13-04-2006, 06:05

... but I've only got a small monitor ... how can I make it bigger ??

I've tried pulling it sideways but it just won't budge .. ?
If i leave it in sun for a while to warm up will that make it easier to stretch ??

Limbo · 13-04-2006, 06:07

Another way to deal with low res or very high res screens is to float divs so that they drop under/over each other - space them at increments for varying resolutions - then you dont need max/min widths or have to worry about scrolling etc.

I saw this a while ago and thought it was the most simple solution - although this means the design must be boxed into elements that can work apart...

d*d · 13-04-2006, 06:11

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Originally Posted by LadynRed

otherwise your wind up forcing people to scroll horizontally .. which is a big usability faux pas still.

bollocks to that, I've no qualms about horizonatal scrolling - even anal usability guru neilsen advocates it

weldo · 13-04-2006, 06:47

I hate sideways scrolling. Although i don't mind it when its an integral part of the design. deliberate.

a crappy oversight of user settings annoys me.

Neilsen can suck my cock.

10-04-2006, 14:38	#1 (permalink)
stevo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 357	800 by 600? What size are people currently designing websites to mostly? I thought that 800 by 600 was the norm, are enough people working on better resolutions to allow us to build larger sites?

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adras Zły Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,919	I still do 800x600, but I think it's save to go one step higher (1024). __________________ Be Crisp (tm)

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weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,273	... but I've only got a small monitor ... how can I make it bigger ?? I've tried pulling it sideways but it just won't budge .. ? If i leave it in sun for a while to warm up will that make it easier to stretch ?? __________________ fuck signatures

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weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,273	I hate sideways scrolling. Although i don't mind it when its an integral part of the design. deliberate. a crappy oversight of user settings annoys me. Neilsen can suck my cock. __________________ fuck signatures

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10-04-2006, 14:58	#3 (permalink)
pgo i'm done, son Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,262	800x600. A lot of people are still using it. Doesn't this thread get posted at least every week?

11-04-2006, 06:57	#4 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,378	Yeah, do a forum search for this.

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11-04-2006, 14:54	#6 (permalink)
LadynRed Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 147	Just because computers are being sold with that resolution doesn't mean that same percentage is USING it. The base is stll 800x600, otherwise your wind up forcing people to scroll horizontally .. which is a big usability faux pas still. If you're going design specifically for a higher res, then make sure you put a notice on your site that states one must have at least that resolution to view your site, at least people will be forwarned if they decide to stay.

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Transmogrify Rough Creep Arse™ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,894	There's a few clever tricks you can use to get your site to scale correctly to most resolutions. Unfortunately I don't know any of them but they do exist.

12-04-2006, 13:24	#9 (permalink)
the_boss Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	My norm is to design to be viewable in at least 800x600. Some times they will be static so they stay the same size throughout. Others (mainly ones with a larger content base) I design so that they expand (and shrink) to fit different resolutions. Which is fine all the time you are using text, but can cause issues if you have large amounts of images, as, well we all know, images dont change size!

12-04-2006, 15:46	#11 (permalink)
oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 9,664	Why do people get so worked up about this, if you're aiming at your average internet surfer do 800 to be sure - if its for geeks go 1024. If you have skills then do a stretchy.

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Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,378	very few stretchys look any good though, it entirely depends on the type of content. At least in my eyes anyway.

13-04-2006, 04:23	#14 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,378	Yeah, min-max-width is the future.

13-04-2006, 05:16	#15 (permalink)
oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 9,664	Heres a good one - http://www.vivabit.com looks spot on at all resolutions

13-04-2006, 06:07	#18 (permalink)
Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,309	Another way to deal with low res or very high res screens is to float divs so that they drop under/over each other - space them at increments for varying resolutions - then you dont need max/min widths or have to worry about scrolling etc. I saw this a while ago and thought it was the most simple solution - although this means the design must be boxed into elements that can work apart...

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