[Sigia-l] functional screen resolution

[Klas Thorsén]

I would really like to see a discussion about this. In every new project
this issue about 800x600 or 1024x768 optimized comes up. The graphic
designers I work with jumps high when I show stats of 90% 1024+ users. "Now
I can finally make a nice grid and take advantage of the screen" they say...

My think that Windows user are used to have optimized their Explorer windows
so if they have a resolution of 1024 it wont be a problem to optimize for
1024. But now when Windows user's starts to have greater screens with 1400
and 1600 pixels resolution at least power user's starts to fit more then one
window on the screen, or make readably column size for sites with liquid
layout. This means that an 800 pixels resolution optimization is more
appropriate for Windows users with big resolution. 

Mac users are more used to have control of more then one window at the same
and seldom or never maximized for the screen resolution. So for some Mac
users will their Safari window never hit the size of 1024 independent of if
they have 1024 or 1600.

Looking forward to get some pros and cons for 1024

thanks
klas



-----Original Message-----
From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf
Of Gray, Laurie
Sent: den 28 juni 2005 15:29
To: sigia-l at asis.org
Subject: [Sigia-l] functional screen resolution

It's easy to find data on recorded screen resolutions for website visitors.
Generally, recorded data suggests that roughly half are using 1024x768, with
half again as many using 800x600. So, approximately 75% of users are in
800x600 or greater. 

At the same time, we've seen a number of sites (Yahoo, for example) go back
to an 800x600 design. The days of "1024, degrading gracefully to 800" seem
to be gone. The question I have is, "why?"

One hypothesis is that users who have their systems set at a higher
resolution work with multiple windows that are slightly minimized, or tiled.
Has anyone observed this? Heck, at this point, I'd take personal
reports/anecdotes on what each of you use.

Thanks,
Laurie


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