Web Site Resolution on different monitors?

[lindaw]

Yeah if you code for the width to be 760 people using 800 will not have to scroll. If you are looking to fill up some of the screen code with % such as 90% and that will satisfy all sizes. If you code at 760 then placing the site in the middle is best as Erik says if it is on the left it really looks odd on the larger resolutions.

[austizmo]

Ideally you'd use scaleable content as suggested by MindBender. CSS makes this a snap, but graphics intensive layouts generally won't be scaleable.

For an example of scaleable content visit www.infevo.net. When you resize your window the content resizes with it. Users with ultra high resolutions still suffer a little, but all of their screen space is being utilized. And users with small screens don't have to do any sidescrolling to view the page.

[MindBender]

Hey? Isn`t it ffom some book?

It's just a poem, but it was used in Identity by one of the characters. I just liked the poem though... somehow it just fits me. hehe

Another possible method to consider would be to build multiple layouts. Have javascript determine the size of the user's display and present the document that you've determined for each size range. It's lot more work and more complex to build, but if you're really worried about a site that has a specific graphical look, that would give you the most control.

Personally, I'd go for scalable content. The problem with scalable is actually high resolution setups. If you aren't careful, you end up with your text as one long-ass line strung across the whole page.

No matter what you do, I would test thouroughly to make sure it's working on various displays.

[lindaw]

MB I actually created a site like that and yes it is a ton of work! The script would determine the monitor res then send them to the correct page. Everything you did such as updates, graphics, etc you had to do 4 times!

Most sites go with % and leave it at that or set it to 760. You can't please them all. Kind of like dealing with Flash. Not everyone has high-speed internet nor do they want to install a bunch of plugins so when they hit your site it looks horrible until they work it out on their end. Just figure out the market you want to serve, research the types of visitors from that market to the site and go with that. Just test the code in several browsers to make sure it works in more than one browser. :} :B

[austizmo]

Creating a page that would use javascript to determine the screen res wouldn't be nearly as intense with CSS. Rather than linking to an entirely different page based on the resolution, you could just change the stylesheet. Then you'd only have to update one page rather than 3 or 4.

[theKeeper]

I agree with austizmo. That the kind of good "forward" thinking a Web designer needs to have. Nice one austizmo.

[lindaw]

I agree but you do what the client requests B7 When I took over maint for that site things changed for the better on updating.

[MindBender]

Then you'd only have to update one page rather than 3 or 4.

Well... only if your graphics were modular. If you're working with complex, intricate graphics, then you'd still have to rebuild.

The trick is to build your graphics so they are modular, i.e. make smaller pieces that can be rearraged or repeated to make larger interfaces. Then you just use CSS, XML, JS, PHP, etc. to build out the pages on the fly.

[(PSD) Sergiy]

I couldn`t explain what i actualy needed before.
Ok here it is:
Here is my Web Site www.psddesign.land.ru ( ;\ [saywhat] sorry bad size and etc...) even if i did this one with size of 1040x768 it wouldn`t viev perfect on computers with 1280,1600 or below 800.
But if you open this page http://www.psddesign.land.ru/example.swf and try to view it in diffirent reolution, you would have same size of it.

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