Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Deniz Dogan
2010/1/27  bigsk...@gmail.com:
 Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be
 designed for?


I virtually always make the assumption that the user has at least
1024x768 and make my websites 960 pixels wide. Last time I checked
only 4 percent of Internet users today had a resolution lower than
1024x768.

 The problem I'm having is that when I make a web page the pictures are
 in a different position as viewed from various computers.


I'm not sure what you mean (or how this relates to the monitor resolution).

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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread bigskypa
On 01/27/2010 10:05 AM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
 bigsk...@gmail.com wrote:


 Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be
 designed for?


 If I remember correctly, there are (or were) two standard resolutions, 
 one on Apple based machines, and one on Windows based machines. 


 However, are you sure that it is the resolution which is the cause of 
 the variance you see, and not the size and aspect ratios of the 
 various display devices upon which you are viewing the image?

 ns


I wouldn't know how to determine if it were.  I figure (wrongly) that if 
2 pictures are placed in a specific location when I make a web page then 
they should appear in the same location and relationship on the web.

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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 9:22 AM, bigsk...@gmail.com wrote:
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 I wouldn't know how to determine if it were.  I figure (wrongly) that if 
 2 pictures are placed in a specific location when I make a web page then 
 they should appear in the same location and relationship on the web.

That's how it should work. If that's not the case, check your CSS and
HTML for issues between the browsers. Generally the only reason the
images should /appear/ to be in different locations is because someone
is viewing the site wider or narrower then what you are seeing. If you
check out http://www.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us on a variety of machines,
you'll see that the images are placed pretty much in fixed positions
across all monitors, resolutions and web browsers.

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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Akkana Peck
 2010/1/27  bigsk...@gmail.com:
  Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be
  designed for?

Deniz Dogan writes:
 I virtually always make the assumption that the user has at least
 1024x768 and make my websites 960 pixels wide. Last time I checked
 only 4 percent of Internet users today had a resolution lower than
 1024x768.

http://www.netmarketshare.com/report.aspx?qprid=17 makes it look
more like 5-6% (they don't give a less than, you have add up the
numbers for various specific resolutions).

But http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/ seems to be saying that more
like 30% of Google visitors have screens narrower than 1024.

  The problem I'm having is that when I make a web page the pictures are
  in a different position as viewed from various computers.
 
 I'm not sure what you mean (or how this relates to the monitor resolution).

bigskypa is probably assuming that everybody runs their browser
in fullscreen mode, so that it takes up the full monitor resolution.
Really, a better measure is how big people's actual browser windows are.

But a web page needs to  be able to adjust to different browser sizes.
If your layout changes in unpredictable ways because you resized your
browser window, you need to fix your HTML layout.

That's one reason why GIMP isn't a good web design tool, though it's
great for making individual graphics to use as part of a web page.
Perhaps try an HTML forum to figure out where your HTML is going wrong?

...Akkana
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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 12:01 PM, Akkana Peck wrote:
snip
 That's one reason why GIMP isn't a good web design tool, though it's
 great for making individual graphics to use as part of a web page.
 Perhaps try an HTML forum to figure out where your HTML is going wrong?
 
   ...Akkana

I'd also be willing to help, off-list, of course. (:

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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:57 AM,  bigsk...@gmail.com wrote:
 Is there a typical or standard monitor resolution a web site should be
 designed for?

 The problem I'm having is that when I make a web page the pictures are
 in a different position as viewed from various computers.

 Any ideas?

There is no standard. Monitor resolution also does not give you any
clue about DPI settings, user font size, window size, zoom level, etc.
There a million philosophies about web design and the only answer is
for you to do what you think is best for your site...

At home I have 2048x1152 monitor on primary computer, 1200x1600 on
secondary (yes, portrait orientation), my phone has 800x480
(landscape), my wife's phone has 240x320 (portrait), my grandpa is
using 800x600 on a 19inch monitor... you can imagine websites look
very different depending on which computer I use.

You can use something like Google Analytics to see what your customers
are using (assuming they have Javascript enabled...).
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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:06 PM,  bigsk...@gmail.com wrote:
 The only problem isI have no idea how to set the width of my web page.
  I need to know the exact html code I'm supposed to use.

Perhaps use the width or max-width CSS properties in the appropriate
place on your page. Which one you use might depend on the structure of
your document and the browser used by your audience (I don't think IE6
supports max-width).
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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 4:43 PM, Paul Hartman wrote:
snip
 You can use something like Google Analytics to see what your customers
 are using (assuming they have Javascript enabled...).

Even if you only have Read Only access to your log files, you can use
AWSTATs as well, although I'm not sure if it can determine resolution it
gives a good idea of browser and os.

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Re: [Gimp-user] Web resolution question

2010-01-27 Thread Programmer In Training
On 1/27/2010 5:33 PM, Paul Hartman wrote:
 On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:06 PM,  bigsk...@gmail.com wrote:
 The only problem isI have no idea how to set the width of my web page.
  I need to know the exact html code I'm supposed to use.
 
 Perhaps use the width or max-width CSS properties in the appropriate
 place on your page. Which one you use might depend on the structure of
 your document and the browser used by your audience (I don't think IE6
 supports max-width).

I don't generally set a max-width unless I'm going multi-column (and
that can get rather advanced very quickly).

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