On 2008/02/27 18:39 (GMT+1100) John Hancock apparently typed: >> Here's a screenshot of a typical moderately high resolution >> environment: >> http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/SS/SC/sc-alaclib1.jpg >> and the setup source: >> http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/sc-alaclib1.html
> Just a thought, but a moderately high resolution environment to me is > a setup of over 3mpx. For instance, dual 20" TFTs, dual 19" CRT or > single 30" etc. A high resolution environment for me is about 7.5mpx. > While I'm aware that your mileage may vary, a 1680 x 1200 pixel screen > size is certainly not a standard one! I was hoping anyone who noticed that would just ignore it. I don't use flat panel displays, because they are just not suited to alternative screen resolutions desirable for thorough testing. What you see there in 1680x1200 is a virtual resolution, while the screenshot itself is exactly the fullscreen px size of typical 22" desktop displays now common in stores, and of typical 16" & 17" laptops. The actual physical resolution is UXGA 1600x1200, with an 80px wide virtual addition. On Linux, nearly any virtual resolution is possible without fancy hardware or additional software. :-) > Thus I'm really curious about > your definition of a standard one! The "standard" LCDs now commonly available at retail new are: XGA 1024x768 (4:3) (slightly low, usually 15") SXGA 1280x1024 (5:4) (standard or base, almost exclusively 17" or 19") WXGA 1280x800 (16:10) (standard or base, 11.1" to 15.4") SXGA+ 1400x1050 (4:3) (standard or base, 20") WXGA+ 1440x900 (16:10) (slightly high, 16" to 21") WSXGA+ 1680x1050 (16:10) (moderately high, 16" to 23") UXGA 1600x1200 (4:3) (high, 20" to 22") WUXGA 1920x1200 (16:10) (high, 16" to 27") Naturally the meanings vary according to whether desktop or laptop, as the average PPI for laptops is much higher than for desktops, which is why the common 120 DPI replacement for 96 DPI is provided by laptop OEMs. > The Standard Panels Working Group > (SPWG) isn't the fastest moving of organisations, admittedly, but > you'll find that they're usually ratifying 16:10 aspect ratios as > standard - something to consider when designing sites. > Additionally, those of us with extremely large working areas should > usually have a 17" TFT or lower to test on for 'the great unpixeled'. Or a large CRT and a small CRT, which can provide the utility of at least 3 LCDs - each! Most panels just don't have usable optional resolutions. -- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
