Hi Chris,
Is there an article of chart outlining subtractions from design
dimensions for browser chrome and optional bars. My current design
is 800x600 for centering horizontally. Intuition begs some
appearance of a horizontal and/or vertical scroll bar on some UA.
I'm aware these will appear in Browser Cam, but was hoping for a
preventative approach. I've goggled, perhaps asking the wrong
question. Would some knowledgeable colleague assist?
We have a minimum available screen size by monitor dimension chart as
part of our glossary [1] (as part of an entry on the concepts of
above the fold). Our entry includes a 'screen-guide': a background
image you can use to resize your browser window to emulate the
minimum visible screen size, i.e. assuming all browser elements and
systems menubars are displayed. Note that the figures used are based
on a Webmonkey article: Sizing up the browsers [2]. Although browsers
have changed since 1999-2000 the trend seems to be toward less rather
than more chrome, so should still be a useful starting point.
[1] http://www.motive.co.nz/glossary/fold.php
[2] http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/41/index3a_page2.html?tw=design
Cheers,
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Andy Kirkwood
Motive | web.design.integrity
http://www.motive.co.nz
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