Pierre Sahores wrote: > Richard Gaskin wrote: >> >> Do any of you have a link to current stats of the marketshare for various >> default screen resolutions? >> >> My specific question today is: What percentage of computer users are running >> a resolution of 1024x768 or greater? Extra bonus points if we can turn up >> something that shows cross-tabs with demographic data. >> >> I'm wondering when it will become a good idea to start optimizing screen >> layouts for larger resolutions, when the majority will move past 800x600. >> Of course it would still be desirable to suport 800x600 for the next few >> years, just wondering if designing to optimize for that resolution is a >> mistake vs. focusing on making things look especially good at 1024x768.... >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Media Corporation >> Developer of WebMerge 2.2: Publish any database on any site >> ___________________________________________________________ >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com >> Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc >> >> _______________________________________________ >> metacard mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard > > Allo Richard, > > Most of the professional ERP front-end apps (SAP, Peoplesoft,...) are > still optimized to run in 800*600....
I would still recommed supporting 800x600 gracefully. But I'm wondering if _optimizing_ for that resolution is the best way to go, if so now then will it still hold up in a year? Looking at the breakdown of resolutions on the survey posted, a strong majority are already at 1024x768 of greater. With all new Macs and most (all?) new PCs shipping with a default higher than 800x600, it seems that some day the smaller resolution will go the way of 640x480. Not today, maybe not next week, but potentially worth planning for as long as 800x600 is still gracefully supported. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge 2.2: Publish any database on any site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard