How Big is Too Big??

bgmacaw 16 years ago

On my main desktop system, I've got 1920x1200 on my big 28" monitor and a 800x480 Mimo UM-710 USB monitor when it's hooked up. My secondary desktops have 1024x768 (old CRT monitors) and 1366�--768 on my laptop.

For web designs I do, I usually plan on 1024x768 as the minimum default screen size so I design the page slightly smaller to allow for scrollbars, widgets and such. Of course, with mobile devices becoming more common, I may need to rethink this some.
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vstar00

16 years ago

1366x768

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Roy Penrod

16 years ago

Hey, Nick ...

I started wondering about this myself about a month ago because widescreen monitors are starting to really find their way into people's homes.

So I started asking people I know who have them about their web browsing habits.

The majority of the 20 or so people I talked to don't use their browser full screen. They keep several apps open at once and switch between them.

It's almost like they're using their "desktop" as an actual desktop, and the browser window is just a piece of paper they shuffle around when they need to.

It's not scientific, but it definitely gave some insight into my friend's browsing habits. I'm guessing they're fairly representative since I have friends across a lot of age groups.

In the end, I'm just going to stick with designing websites for a 1024 x 768 resolution. 940 pixels to 960 pixels works really well for your web page width.

Roy

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Nickolie0990

16 years ago

thanks for the eight people who have castes their votes, any more.

Thanks Roy for the advice.

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corycrabb

16 years ago

1024x768 most common

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wtatlas

16 years ago

1366 x 768 but I tend to resize the windows so that I can see bits of each of them.

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Steve Powers

16 years ago

For me, I choose 1024x768.

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JackTheLad

16 years ago

Hey Mark,
A lot of designers nowadays are designing sites based on a page width of 960px.

This ensures that the website is easily viewed on most browsers and generally fits
on smaller screens such as the one's found on netbooks etc.

There's a free grid system called 960gs (960 Grid System), it'll definately come in handy if you're thinking of building a grid style layout.

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getsmartt

16 years ago

I normally aim for 1024x768, but I'm beginning to lean towards the 960 width. I run Quad monitors so it is sometimes difficult for me to judge what resolution is best for others, so I tend to stick to the "norms"

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jasonmorgan

16 years ago

Here is a twist for you...

Desktop monitors are getting larger but netbooks are getting smaller and don't forget about smart phones.

So many resolutions!

All of my sites are 940px wide. Why? 3 footer widgets at 300px each with 20px margin. Works out perfectly with a 300px wide sidebar plus 600px wide content area. I went with 300px because it's a standard ad size. 940px is also easily divisible by 4 and 5 if I want to mix things up.

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16 years ago

Mine is set at 1024x768. I think thats really the most common.

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Mr Squeeze

16 years ago

I use 1024 by 768 anything else on my laptop screen and the text gets really small or extra big lol

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CDarklock

16 years ago

In general, you want to design your site at about 900 pixels wide and keep any individual content area to 600 or less. People are comfortable with those sizes, and it's unlikely that higher screen resolutions are going to change those comfort levels.

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cindybidar

16 years ago

Originally Posted by CDarklock

In general, you want to design your site at about 900 pixels wide and keep any individual content area to 600 or less. People are comfortable with those sizes, and it's unlikely that higher screen resolutions are going to change those comfort levels.

And please, please, never design a site with a fluid width. My 23" monitor will happily stretch your content across its entire width, but it makes it impossible to read.

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InternetSuccess001

16 years ago

Actually Mark -- what you should really do is look at your own log files, and/or include javascript code to test what your visitors use.

I.e., use some code like this in all your pages:

<script type="text/javascript">

document.body.write "<img width=1 height=1 src=www.yourwebsite.com/screenimagesize.gif?width=" + screen.width + "&height=" + screen.height +">";

</script>

Then, say after 1 month, you just tally up your browser log details, and you will know exactly what the majority of your users are using.

Alternatively, you can resize your blog based on the users default screen size.

I.e.,

if screen.width = 800 then ... do whatever (i.e., rearrange widgets a ceratin way)

or if screen.width = 1024 then ... do whatever

etc, etc.

John

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Nickolie0990

16 years ago

Originally Posted by InternetSuccess001

Actually Mark -- what you should really do is look at your own log files, and/or include javascript code to test what your visitors use.

I.e., use some code like this in all your pages:

<script type="text/javascript">

document.body.write "<img width=1 height=1 src=www.yourwebsite.com/screenimagesize.gif?width=" + screen.width + "&height=" + screen.height +">";

</script>

Then, say after 1 month, you just tally up your browser log details, and you will know exactly what the majority of your users are using.

Alternatively, you can resize your blog based on the users default screen size.

I.e.,

if screen.width = 800 then ... do whatever (i.e., rearrange widgets a ceratin way)

or if screen.width = 1024 then ... do whatever

etc, etc.

John

Thanks I think I will do that...