Re: Screen Resolution (was Layers Problem)

>Most of the people in my office use Windows terminals whose 
>resolution is still
>set at 640x480 because they have to get a sysadmin to change it for 
>them.  Many
>don't know it can be changed, and some that do just like everything 
>to be really
>big.  And my company did about $700 million in sales last year, so 
>it's not like
>we're a mom-and-pop shop.  Know your audience before you go excluding anyone.
>My personal feeling is that things can look like crap for them (the low res
>crowd), but it should all fit on screen without horizontal scrolling.  But
>that's because I know that my users (our customers) are running 
>everything from
>640x480 to 1600x1200.
>
>Mike Eovino
>E-commerce and Customer Development Manager
>Estes Express Lines
>http://www.estes-express.com



I have quite a few clients that use 15" monitors with 640X480. That's 
what they have and they really aren't interested in upgrading. I was 
stuck with one myself for a short while when my 17" died. I found 
that people that run 640X480 are treated as second class net-citizens 
by most sites. It is really annoying to have to horizontal scroll all 
the time. I noticed that some of the biggest and best sites on the 
net were still set up for this resolution, however.

As long as there are customers/surfers still using old tech, I will 
do my best to accommodate them along with the more advanced users. I 
have no desire to lose *ANY* potential users if it can be avoided.


Kevin John Dail

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