Re: Question of format style

Do you have access to the "server stats" for your site?  Some server 
stats will collect monitor resolution along with platform, browser 
version, etc.  You could see what res. monitors are being used by 
most of your audience.

At the University where I work, the argument of "standard" monitor 
size is between 640x480 and 800x600.   To get around the problem, I 
use tables with a fixed left column and a flexible right column. 
That  allows the user to stretch or shrink the web page without 
cutting off content.

In any event, remember that the monitor pixel dimension doesn't 
replicate the usable area for a web page.  Browser interfaces can use 
up a lot of real estate on the screen, and vary widely too.  For 
example, when designing for a 640x480 monitor,  I consider 605x400 as 
the usable web page area.  The rest is used by the browsers' bars, 
menus, etc.

View whatever you design on as many monitor settings as you can find, 
at early stages of the design.  Even with Macs!  :)


Ellen Guttadauro
Web designer
UC Davis




>Greetings:
>
>We are redoing our site and need your professional
>opinion(s) on what should be the default size of
>a modern web page.  Some in our company say it should be
>800x600 and some say 1024x768.  Each
>say it's "the accepted standard".  Neither are members (as I
>am) of the HTML Writer's Guild, the body
>that I think know the most about the subject.
>
>So should we make our page 800x600 or 1024x768?
>
>Some background:  Our site is www.val-tech.com.  We sell
>adhesive products.  We provide
>minimal e-commerce because we prefer to direct our customers
>to retail outlets near to them to purchase our
>product.
>
>This is not sent to the critique list, but criticisms are
>welcom (please limit your criticisms to under 25,000 words
>:).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Peter Bouvier, CEO
>Valiant Technologies, Inc.

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