Suzanne wrote:
> Are most designers still assuming that most users will be on 640 x480? The
We are still designing so that is "works" for 640x480 but that it will stretch to
accommodate larger widths. It is a pain though..
> there are some 100,000 DVD players out there. Should we assume that the
> owners of DVD players are likely to be surfing the web at 600x800 or at
> 640x480? Naturally, the screen images from the motion picture look at lot
> prettier at larger sizes, but I don't want to annoy small-screen users with
> windows that require scrolling.
Odds are, someone with a DVD player has at least 800x600 but if the site is also
meant to attract people who might want to get into DVD, then perhaps a lower
resolution is best. I happen to like 1024xwhatever, but I know that for most
systems I set up, users don't like the smaller letters on a 15" and rather have it
at 800 or less.
> monitors. If we ask them to change their PC's screen resolution to 640x480
> so they can see their site as most users will see it, can they change their
> resolution on the fly , or will they have to restart?
They should be able to click the "apply" button instead of the "ok" button and have
it adjust on the fly. This may be a feature of the video cards. Most of the
systems I work on have some flavour of ATI and it works ok.
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