Comments on: 800×600 is SO 1990’s… http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: bio http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/#comment-32 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:37:19 +0000 http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/#comment-32 There are two thoughts on the resolution size to write pages to: 1) Look at your logs and analyze what the majority of your viewers have their screens set to, find the mean and make that the minimum size. 2) Write the page to look good on your screen and tell the rest of the world to "bite me". The web standard right now for minimum is 1024x768, but with the number of systems shipping with LCD displays with a default setting of 1280x1024, I expect that to change soon. As for people who run at 800x600 or 640x480... they're used to the web looking weird. Don't write your site for them or they'll expect it from everyone else. There are two thoughts on the resolution size to write pages to:

1) Look at your logs and analyze what the majority of your viewers have their screens set to, find the mean and make that the minimum size.

2) Write the page to look good on your screen and tell the rest of the world to “bite me”.

The web standard right now for minimum is 1024×768, but with the number of systems shipping with LCD displays with a default setting of 1280×1024, I expect that to change soon.

As for people who run at 800×600 or 640×480… they’re used to the web looking weird. Don’t write your site for them or they’ll expect it from everyone else.

]]> by: The Grumpy One http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/#comment-30 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 21:18:10 +0000 http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/#comment-30 Hey Buggzzy (thanks for dropping in, by the way). The fancy fangle-dangled stats thingumy is from <a href="http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=home" rel="nofollow">Sitemeter</a>. It is my new favourite thing to obsess over. There's a little button in the bottom of my right hand column, check out the results it gives. :smile_wp: Hey Buggzzy (thanks for dropping in, by the way). The fancy fangle-dangled stats thingumy is from Sitemeter.

It is my new favourite thing to obsess over.

There’s a little button in the bottom of my right hand column, check out the results it gives. :smile_wp:

]]> by: BuggZZZ (aka Mike) http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/#comment-29 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:01:32 +0000 http://grumpyoldwoman.net/2006/01/21/800x600-is-so-1990s/#comment-29 What is the name of that "fancy fangle-dangled stats thingumy (sic)" ? What is the name of that “fancy fangle-dangled stats thingumy (sic)” ?

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