Re: Resolution

I started using the % method for my pages and that covers it all.
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David Pippen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tom Polk" <jtpolk(at)texas.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 3:18 AM
Subject: Re: Resolution


> > I was checking my thecounter stats and I noticed that  1024x768 Is
almost as
> > popular as 800x600. So my question is this when I do my tables can I
still
> > use 600x800 or do I need to learn a JavaScript that will make the
changes
> > based on the users pc
>
> I would first learn what users are using to access your site. I
> recommend designing for the lowly 640x480 monitor, then getting some
> stats on what YOUR users are using. Nationally 640x480 shows up as
> miniscule, but for the local area merchants I design web page for in
> West Texas, the last stats I ran had the 640 resolution width having too
> much of a market share to ignore.
>
> For instance, you design your site at for a 640x480 monitor, then run it
> for a few months. Take a week, and generate some stats. If it comes out
> something like 4 percent at 640x480, 80 percent at 800x600 and the rest
> scattered about, then I could advocate moving on up, if you can afford
> to have a percentage of that 4 percent alienated.
>
> What I see as totally stoopid is when someone runs the stats and finds
> 20-30 percent are at 640x480 and soemthing like 70 percent at 800x600
> and then blightly designs to 800x600: after all the MAJORITY of the
> users are using 800x600, right?? Huh, no bizness can afford the running
> the risk of alienating 20 to 30 percent of it's customers -->EVER!
>
> One final consideration is to run stats not on browser resolution, but
> rather upon the browser canvas (the width and height of the screen IN
> the browser).  When I ran that for the biggest local site, the numbers
> had 90 percent of our customers running at 800x600 or less, BUT, we had
> 36 percent running with their bowser canvas set to 600-650 or less.
>
> I need to run these numbers again. Hmm, good project for the weekend.
>
> Link: http://camalott.com/~jtpolk/frequencies.html
>
> Enjoy!
> --
>
>
> Jim Tom Polk -:- jtpolk(at)texas.net -:- http://camalott.com/~jtpolk/
> ''You might as well fall flat on your face as
>   lean over too far backwards.''      --James Thurber--
>    "The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three
>           elements: energy, matter and enlightened self-interest."
>   - G'Kar  "Survivors"

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