[Sigia-l] functional screen resolution + wireframes sizing

[Giovanni Fortezza]

I think those days are really over. Most laptops and computers can display
resolutions far greater than 1024x768. I don't even see many users slightly
minimizing either.

The one issue that I see is doing wireframes in Visio to accurately show
correct sizes, type size is always an issue. 

Do you have standard sizes and templates for 1024x768 wireframes? 

Thanks.

Giovanni Fortezza
Partner
Fortezza Co.
25 W 75 ST Ste 1A
New York, NY 10023
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-----Original Message-----
From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf
Of Gray, Laurie
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:29 AM
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