[Sigia-l] 800 or 1024 - Which min. display resolution to build for?

[Skot Nelson]

check this list archives. Todd Warfel offered some input related to  
this topic in the recent discussion of "fluid designs"

On Apr-29-2006, at 2:21 PM, Jaeger, David wrote:

> The stats at http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp  
> <http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp>  indicate  
> almost 75% of Internet users have a 1024 x 768 or higher display  
> resolution. What the stats don't reveal is the percentage of these  
> users that have their browsers set to "maximize" so they don't have  
> to scroll vertically to see all the content on a site or app built  
> for a minimum 1024 width.
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> I have 1024 x 768 or higher setting on the computers I use, but I  
> never have my browser maximized. My browser window is always  
> somewhere around 850 to 900 wide, and that is a comfortable size to  
> me (it just feels right).