Thanks very much for that. I'll definately try the Firefox plugin you suggested. That should make life a fair bit easier.
Kind regards, Kelly On 4/28/05, Steven Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The resolution is dependent on what kind of monitors you are running. The 20" > LCD (Apple brand) has a max resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels, 17" iMac has a > max resolution of 1440x900 and the iBook only supports up to 1024x768. > > Most monitors nowadays "should" support at least 1024x768, but you can still > find people using 800x600 resolutions around. > > If you design a site with 800x600 screen in mind, you generally cover MOST > computer users (Macs included). You can also make your site's layout to be > "flexible" enough to accommodate different screen resolutions, and that > probably is the best way to go. > > To test your web site on different screen resolution (without having to buy > another monitor!), you can change the resolution in (Systems Preferences > > Displays) and see how it looks. Another way is to download a Web developer > plugin for Firefox that allows you to adjust the Firefox browser window to a > specific size (like 800x600) and you can see if your site is still workable > in that size. > <https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=60> > > There is no "perfect" in web design (unlike print design where you can > control the output), you can only make your site as accessible as possible to > your intended target audience. > > Steven > > > On Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 09:14AM, Kelly Duffy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >Hi everyone, > > > >I am a graphic/web designer, I use a PC at work and a Mac at home. I > >have a pretty high end PC at work, and a 4 year old G4 at home. The > >monitor I bought with my Mac for years ago is very high resolution, > >compared to my current PC monitor. > > > >I was wondering if anyone can give me a rough idea of the average > >resolution for new Mac monitors? I hate websites that aren't Mac > >friendly, I find the colours change between my PC and Mac, so I can > >generally fix it up, but at the moment I have pretty much no idea what > >size I should be making my websites to find a happy medium. > > > >I can only assume that in the four years since I've bought my monitor, > >a very bulky, 17 inch Apple thing, that they're selling much higher > >res screens. I have no idea what the iMacs and eMacs come with, and > >nobody else I know uses Mac. > > > >Any suggestions would be great. > > > >Cheers, > >Kelly > > > >-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > >Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > >Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > >Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
