[Gusstapian]

Hey, I'm currently making a website for a major project and i'm wondering what dimensions my website should be, one that pleases all monitors and that fits perfectly in the screen.

I'm thinking 800 x 600

Any suggestions?

[skunkbad]

800 X 600 is safe, but if you look at it in one of the newer widescreen monitors its a little small. Id say 1024 X 768 is a better choice.

[gameover]

Hello,

It's all about your visitors. Define your visitors and then decide.

But, 800x600 is so old now. I think you will design your site for 1024x768. You can use 960 grid system for designing your site. It's really useful and clean:

www . 960 . gs

[herkalees]

What the crap? Just make a website that expands to fit the visitors browser-window with the added details of a maximum-width value, so people with really wide browser-windows don't have to look at something 2,000+ pixels wide.

[gameover]

Originally Posted by herkalees

What the crap? Just make a website that expands to fit the visitors browser-window with the added details of a maximum-width value, so people with really wide browser-windows don't have to look at something 2,000+ pixels wide.

herkalees, you mean liquid designs. It's more usable for some, but I think not. Because in liquid designes, a visitor with have 1600x1200 or 1280x1024 resolution, he/she will not be able to use site until resizes the browser window.

And current statistics say that only %6.94 of 23,198,062 users use 800x600 resolution.

w3counter.com/globalstats.php

[herkalees]

Originally Posted by gameover

herkalees, you mean liquid designs. It's more usable for some, but I think not. Because in liquid designes, a visitor with have 1600x1200 or 1280x1024 resolution, he/she will not be able to use site until resizes the browser window.

And current statistics say that only %6.94 of 23,198,062 users use 800x600 resolution.

w3counter.com/globalstats.php

What? It doesn't matter what size monitor resolution they use, even if they maximize their browser window. If the front-end developer utilizes both a max-width and min-width property:value combination, then all visitors, regardless of monitor resolution and/or browser window size, will view a site/layout that fits their particular environment perfectly.

[abbasinho]

correct.

[Dusteh]

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[weldo]

i like fixed widths ...

you know where everything is gonna stay.

[Dusteh]

So do most clients in my experience.

[pgo]

So do I, but herkalees is right. Ideally, your website should expand/contract to a comfortable width no matter the device viewing it.

[d*d]

I don't see why that's ideal

[pgo]

Because it easily accommodates all browser resolutions and text sizes comfortably?

[Dusteh]

Ah yes but then the content needs to be flexible enough to scale as well - which can be a massive issue in itself. It is a difficult concept for many people to grasp (designer or client). I've seen the look of horror some people get when they watch their website shift as you move the broswer window... after they ask why the paragraph of text isn't the same depth of the image next to it.

The web isn't print, but people feel more comfortable when it attempts to imitate it.

[d*d]

Fluid layouts can make areas too wide to read comfortably and change the IA of a site, it's not just a comfort thing it's a practicality as well - scalable widths with fixed upper and lower bounds or optional third columns for wider browsers can go some way to please both camps

[Do Gooder]

i only make websites as wide as my face.

[herkalees]

The internet is not a magazine and shouldn't be treated like one. You (designer/developer/client) can rarely, if ever, dictate what device your web site will be viewed on/in/with. It's time to move forward, people.

[Do Gooder]

i view most websites with my face.

[Austin2179]

Some people should have to pass a test to be able to post here, similar to the way old people should be re-tested to see if they're suitable for the roads.

Just because your site design is flexible/liquid, doesn't mean the page is going to get all out of whack at larger sizes. That's where max-width (already mentioned by herkalees) comes in. It fits for EVERYONE!

[Do Gooder]

my face is flexible but has a max width. do i pass?