Re: Screen Resolution

I don't think anybody fully understood this question.
Which was... "Is there a way to determine the pixel width of my browser
window when I don't have it maximized on my 1024 monitor?"

----- Original Message -----
From: Dawn Covey <mwlewis(at)zoomnet.net>
To: <karen(at)storerunner.com>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Screen Resolution


> Karen,
>
> The size of a monitor has nothing to do with resolution.  A 12 inch
> monitor could be used with a resolution of 1280x1024 or a 21 inch
> monitor could be displaying 640x480.  It all depends on the settings of
> the video driver.
>
> WebProgrmr is right, you should be able to ask your technicians what
> resolutions as set when they distribute equipment.
>
> In general, I suspect most intranets use 800x600, but that is just a
> wild guess.  :-)
>
> Michael W. Lewis
>
>
> WebProgrmr(at)aol.com wrote:
> >
> > I think you're asking how many pixels wide you should make your pages.
> > Correct?
> >
> > If so, you need to find out how diverse the monitor size is of all your
> > users.  Considering it's an intranet, this shouldn't be too difficult...
even
> > if there are hundreds of them.
> >
> > When you learn what the standard minimum size is, base your decision on
that.
> >  A 14" monitor generally translates to 600x400 pixels.  A 17" monitor is
> > 800x600, if I'm not mistaken. And it goes up from there.  Before launch,
> > you'll need to experiment with your code to see what the pages will look
like
> > in various computer configurations.  If it doesn't look great somewhere,
> > figure out a way to compensate for the exception that it causes.
> >
> > ++Dan

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