[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
Can't speak for Rudi but what I do is make sure it looks okay w/o scrollbars at 800x600 and liquid so it will flow for larger ones. Cheryl D. Wise Certified Professional Web Developer MS-MVP-FrontPage www.wiserways.com mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 713.353.0139 Office -Original Message- Fr

[wdvltalk] RE: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread Gerrie Warner
I design for the boss'es computer - he pays my checks .. :-) Gerrie www.osthammar.info - Original Message - From: "jac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 1:29 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: Screen Resolutions >

[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread rudy
> OK, so what resolution do you design for Rudy? I'm now intrigued. i design for all resolutions ;o) > If you don't design for 800x600 or 1024x768, and you don't like > scroll bars/maximising windows, I'm dying to know how you > design sites that avoid all of this! by making the design liquid

[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Drew, On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 13:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Matt, this is what standards are all about. Design the site using the full > power of css. Make it fluid so resolution isn't an issue (except for > extreme widths). > > Wrap the whole thing in a div with a small left and right margin t

[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
> if you make the assumption that users are perfectly happy to maximize their > browser windows to avoid scrolling horizontally on your site, then yeah, go > right ahead, make them maximize their browser windows > > can you tell how i feel about that? ;o) ummm, over joyed? :p OK, so what resolu

[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread andrew . trusz
Matt, this is what standards are all about. Design the site using the full power of css. Make it fluid so resolution isn't an issue (except for extreme widths). Wrap the whole thing in a div with a small left and right margin to center it whatever the screen resolution. Use percentages for widths,

[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
I'm with you. I can't remember the last time I voluntarily maximized my browser window. I say voluntarily because on occasion I've visited sites that insisted on going full screen and it really annoys me. Even though my husband does maximize his browser window he always has his favorites or histo

[wdvltalk] Re: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread rudy
> Am I correct in believing that the main screen resolution in use is > 800x600? or have the majority of users finally got to 1024/768? if you make the assumption that users are perfectly happy to maximize their browser windows to avoid scrolling horizontally on your site, then yeah, go right ahea

[wdvltalk] RE: Screen Resolutions

2004-01-07 Thread jac
I always design for 800 X 600 - both fixed and fluid layouts. > -Original Message- > From: Matthew Macdonald-Wallace > Sent: 07 January 2004 12:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [wdvltalk] Screen Resolutions > > > All, > > The company I'm currently working for have agreed to let m