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Hi all -
I just joined today after having this site book marked for months, and
I thank you for having me.
I am currently redesigning my main site, which offers customized
services and templates for Zen cart, phpbb, Wordpress, etc.
My question is this - the design that I am working on has carried to a
fixed width of 900px for the page. Now I do know that this won't
display correctly at 800x600 because of the width - but is this really
something I should worry about? Most new computers are set at least
1024x768 out of the box, and I believe that the majority of my target
audience will be on these settings as well.
What do the industry pros here think?
Thanks for your input - I look forward to learning and growing with
you all!
Tina Starnes
Owner CRS Designs
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Most users today do have 1024 x 768. It is considered best practice to
avoid horizontal scrolling when at a resolution of 800 x 600, though I
sometimes break the rules on that one. As with everything in web
design, there are a ton of variables to consider when deciding on widths
etc. In the long run, the 900px width is okay. People here will
dispute that to the bitter end of course - don't bother please, its
wasted enough bandwidth here already.
Its a matter of considering your intended audience. You don't hear
anyone hear complain about http://barbie.com being in flash and not pure
XHTML/CSS. Why? Because its for kids. If I'm designing a site thats
aimed at wealthy college aged people, you can bet I'm going wide - at
least 900px. Even that that width you can make the page flexible.
Easiest course is an alternate style (high contrast etc), which by the
way I'm guilty of never doing - whoa, better change that fast!
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Joseph R. B. Taylor
Sites by Joe, LLC
http://sitesbyjoe.com
(609)335-3076
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