Screen Resolutions

[Al]

hi all :wave: !

I am currently in the process of building my new website, and was wondering if you could help me out by specifying your screen resolution? I am trying to figure out what the majority of people have, and if my site is too big for it.

Thanks in advance! :sohappy: I really appreciate it!

 

[wdwmagic]

Golden rule with screen res for web is to make things look as they should at 800x600, and try to make it look acceptable at anything larger. The majority of people are still running 800x600 as that tends to be the standard resolution on any new machine that ships (even those that are capable of much higher).

 

[Al]

Originally posted by wdwmagic
Golden rule with screen res for web is to make things look as they should at 800x600, and try to make it look acceptable at anything larger. The majority of people are still running 800x600 as that tends to be the standard resolution on any new machine that ships (even those that are capable of much higher).

Uh oh

Back to the drawing board for me! :hammer: Does anyone know a good program that could reduce all my images in size by 50%? as that is pretty much all of what my site consists of at the moment.


Thanks for the advice Steve :sohappy: :wave:

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by Al
Does anyone know a good program that could reduce all my images in size by 50%?

Photoshop..

 

[NowInc]

Rob can testify how high my resolution is

 

[darthdarrel]

My resolution is set at 1280 x 1024!

 

[RickEff]

1280 x 1024

I think you probably should have included this resolution in your poll - I think it'll be a big choice.

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by NowInc
Rob can testify how high my resolution is

I think I've seen pen caps that are larger than your desktop icons....

 

[Maria]

Dumb question from the computer illiterate: how do I know which resolution my laptop has?

 

[Stitch79]

I'm at 1280 x 1024, anything else is just too big!

 

[darthdarrel]

Originally posted by Maria
Dumb question from the computer illiterate: how do I know which resolution my laptop has?

Go to my computer then go to display then settings and that should tell you what it is.

 

[Maria]

Thank you! I am with the majority so far: 1024 x 768
Is that good or bad?

 

[RickEff]

Al,

I agree with Steve. The standard pretty much is 800 x 600 for web sites.

If placement of items is paramount, then create a table with a width of about 750 or so (giving room for scrollbars and a little border) and centre it.

You're updating your travel site?

Rick

 

[tigsmom]

wish I were more computer literate...how does the resolution effect what I see? (or how you set up your site?)

 

[Al]

Originally posted by Maria
Thank you! I am with the majority so far: 1024 x 768
Is that good or bad?

Same here, I think it's just right for me

 

[Al]

Originally posted by RickEff
Al,

I agree with Steve. The standard pretty much is 800 x 600 for web sites.

If placement of items is paramount, then create a table with a width of about 750 or so (giving room for scrollbars and a little border) and centre it.

You're updating your travel site?

Rick

could be :lookaroun

 

[darthdarrel]

Originally posted by Maria
Thank you! I am with the majority so far: 1024 x 768
Is that good or bad?

The bigger the the resolution the better it is.

 

[DMC-12]

800X600 is waaaay to big and clunky looking to me... I use 1024 by 768 :wave:

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by DMC-12
800X600 is waaaay to big and clunky looking to me... I use 1024 by 768 :wave:

why is 800x600 bigger than 1024x768? :veryconfu

 

[tigsmom]

I am soo lost now.