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What are your video settings?

Big Dog

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I've been playing with some website design and screen size appears to affect its appearance. I'm a novice and when building a page it obviously looks good to me! I use 1024x768 but I know some of you old crusties :yum: use 800x600 soooooooooz ya can see them little bitty iconz better.

So what is the popular settings? I have to figure with the newer video cards and the wide screen monitors most have made the change to 1000 or better.
Let me know and thanks for feedback..............

BD
 
mine are 1024x768. But I'm guessing we'll have plenty still at 800x600 & others that have no clue what the heck your talking about. ....and that's okay. :)
 
the traditional approach is to build the site for 800x600 and center it. It will then appear properly proportioned on 1024x768 with a little space on each side.

that will change soon since so many more folks are viewing at the higher resolutions

Jim
 
oops, typical response for me, gave you an answer but not to the question you asked.

1024x768 on the desktop, 800x600 on the laptop

Jim
 
1600 x 1200.

You're best off to try and design at 800 x 600 if you are trying to hit a wide audience of users.

Instead of using set widths (i.e. 400px) go with percentages. Things will re-size better.

It all depends on your audience and how much tweaking you want to do.

Remember the KISS principle.

PB
 
PBinWA said:
Oh yeah, my Apple Powerbook G4 is 1280 x 854.

So what have you learned from this?
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A couple things............

Most are utilizing their machines viaing for the higher settings.

That I won't change a thing on my little home page.

I will not use an image for a background and will build on the 800x600 format on a dot.com I want to start.


BTW.......Dargo, don't feel left out, I use the 1152x864 on my second monitor (dual display)........:D

Thanks guys!

BD
 
Doc said:
mine are 1024x768. But I'm guessing we'll have plenty still at 800x600 & others that have no clue what the heck your talking about. ....and that's okay. :)
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Yup Doc, ya hit it right on the banana!!:pat:
 
It's best to design your website to be non-resolution specfic -- to expand and contract -- so that it doesn't matter what resolution someone's monitor is set at.
 
Gatorboy said:
It's best to design your website to be non-resolution specfic -- to expand and contract -- so that it doesn't matter what resolution someone's monitor is set at.
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TY and how is one to do that? Remember I'm a newbie......:D !
 
Big Dog said:
I've been playing with some website design and screen size appears to affect its appearance. I'm a novice and when building a page it obviously looks good to me! I use 1024x768 but I know some of you old crusties :yum: use 800x600 soooooooooz ya can see them little bitty iconz better.
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Yes Big Dog I am @ 800x600 my friend,I wouldnt want it any smaller (uugghh) it would strain my eyes....

I have had it 800x600 for 10 years or more...... Seems to be the best size
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