Re: [WSG] Does anyone still design for 640x480?

[Stevio]

For newer sites I try to make them at least good at 800x600 but also like to make sure that things don't get messed up as they get smaller than that. However, if you are using CSS with a 3 col layout you have the problem of IE not having a correct implementation of min-width which means that columns can jump about below other things when you'd rather just have the vertical scrollbar appear. So that means messing about with finding solutions for that (and if you have a good simple one let me know).   People argue your site should be able to handle any width, but since the web does include images, there will only be so far you can go as your image widths and text etc will create a minimum width of some value.   Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Kear To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:58 PM Subject: [WSG] Does anyone still design for 640x480? Yes, I know a good design will scale for any size screen (resolution if you prefer that term)  but most designers I know pick a minimum size and work out their designs with this as a normal minimum.  Any smaller sizes they just make the site work but not fret if things are not perfectly aligned.   For example, I usually design pages that work well in screens 800x600 or larger but in smaller screens, everything will be there but if lines have wrapped horribly or tabs and boxes have dropped down to a new line, I’m not going to worry. Is that what you are all doing nowdays?   What sizes are you designing for?     Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Macromedia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks Pty Ltd http://afpwebworks.com Full Scale ColdFusion hosting from A$15/month

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