On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Steve Ellenoff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Looking for your opinions on the current default screen resolution >> that most users are running these days, ie, what should be the >> minimum size I code for? > > I think it depends on your target audience in two aspects: the > hardware limitations, and the role of your application. > > As Christof pointed out, 768 x 600 is probably a good target if your > customers are likely to be using netbooks or tablets. > > On the other hand, if your application is a "sovereign" application > that is likely to run full-screen, all-day, as the primary data entry > application on people's desktops, you might want to aim higher, in > order to pack more information on the screen and make keystroke > navigation more efficient. If your app is a "transient" app that pops > up, does it's thing and disappears (docks), or if it is one that > should be sharing space with several others (after all, it is named > Microsoft Window_S_ not Microsoft Window!), then you ought to aim for > as small as practicable, like a multi-pane Wizard interface. --------------------------------
Another point to make is if your desire to increase screen size through resolution only to allow you to put more STUFF on the form you are making. May mean that you need to get some design training. Design != making something look pretty. Design is all about the use of space in a pleasing and efficient manner. Display of seldom changing data all the time is not a good use of screen real estate. Allowing the user to see it when they need to is much better. Munging text between columns into a singe control's display may be a PITA but it may free up clutter. That could be "Address" When you read address did you think of physical street/mail location, did your expand it to city, state/region, postal code and country? Getting together and communicating with designers is hard. I know you think that they don't do much, it is just artsy and glossy. On the other hand they think we use wizards to do most of our work as well. :) -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
