"Standard"/Most Common Monitor Settings

[thatguy72001]

Would you say more people have their monitors set to 800 x 600 or rather 1024 x 768? It's important to me. http://www.plaquesandletters.com/ looks just fine in 800 x 600, terribly disjointed otherwise. Thanks in advance.
Don

[thatguy72001]

Would you say more people have their monitors set to 800 x 600 or rather 1024 x 768? It's important to me. http://www.plaquesandletters.com/ looks just fine in 800 x 600, terribly disjointed otherwise. Thanks in advance.
Don

[John Rayner]

Hello Don,

The younger the eyes the higher the resolution. What age is your target audiance? That should be the main driving force in your design. Personally, I try to design to use the full screen no matter what resolution the user has.

[thatguy72001]

Hi John,
Personally, I try to design to use the full screen no matter what resolution the user has as well. And my users range from MTV--literally--to VH1 to Lawrence Welk. I've fixed my Homepage so that it looks at least OK even with the higher resolution monitors. Now I just need to do the same for 230 other f**** pages. Mainly using %'s instead of pixels. Once again, if anyone knows some % breakdown of 800 x 600 users vs 1024 vs 768 that would be appreciated.
Don
PS: My pages were "filled" i.e. no big block of color over to the right for high rez like some do. It's just that before I make my pixels-to-%s's transition my scrolling marquees and blip&glow-hover-buttons-within-colored-tables look stupid.

[John Rayner]

The best choice for that is the stats page that your server should provide you. If not, then xara has a little addition you can throw on your site to calculate all that stuff for you, including screen res. See xaraonline

It is an offsite counter, so if xara has net problem so will your site. That is the only downside.

[thatguy72001]

John I would marry you but........

[John Rayner]

I would just lay there and sweat... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[thatguy72001]

Now how do I get that mental picture out of my mind? "Please advise." http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

[John Rayner]

Just picture something much more pleseant... Your better half maybe...

[thatguy72001]

"Would that it were..." but: Ahh jes kaint John. Awl I C iz YOU! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif "N-E-Wayze..." Thanks agin..."again"...for your hep..."help". No takers on my original queskin..."question" but I think I've found the answer(s) elsewhere.