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Originally posted by Sazerac:
[B]SB, just so you'll know:
As of January 2001, less than 2% of the Internet browsers are set to 1280x1024. Even people with screen resolutions set that high or higher are prone to run their browsers in a sized window.
Even though the number is dwindling, about 1/3 of the browsers are STILL using 640x480 resolution. This is generally from the small to medium sized business community who have not upgraded their machinery since "if it works, why fix it?" For example, Sally Beauty Supply here in Denton, which employs 300+ workers, still use 80486 computers running Windows 3.11!!
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I agree with Saz! I use 1024x768 for most stuff (Browsing, gaming ect) but in Adobe Photoshop or my 3D modeling program I use 1600x1200. (WAY small)
I designed my site to be user friendly at 800x600 and up. Go to
www.tgeweb.com and scroll down to the bottom, then click on that black and blue little icon box, and it shows stats for this site, you'll see what people use here to post, and surf. (Below is some of the stats)
1024x768 715765 43.21%
800x600 638439 38.54%
1280x1024 127170 7.67%
1152x864 85135 5.14%
640x480 43812 2.64%
Other 23521 1.42%
1600x1200 22336 1.34%
PS: look at that, 1280x1024 is ranked higher than people using 640x480! So I wouldn't cater to the 640 crowd.. BTW, the stats for this site aren't 100% correct.
Also, when creating your website, you could use percent's instead of actual pixels, so if you're at 800x600 it'll fit, and at higher resolutions it will stretch out to fit that size. I am doing that with my next web design layout for Ironworks.
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Ziroc
Ironworks Webmaster
www.tgeweb.com/ironworks