[WEB4LIB] Monitor Resolutions

[Tony Barry]

At 9:28 AM -0800 27/2/01, Christopher LeBlanc wrote:
>First, I will say that my assumption of 640x480 being >75% is definitely
>inflated and is based on figures from a while ago.  I will stand by the
>statement that 640x480 makes up close to 50% of the total browsers out
>there.

There is something else besides monitor resolution. It's what the 
reader wants to do. I would normally have 5 to 10 applications 
running, each with multiple windows open. I don't WANT to give the 
whole screen to a web page. A design which specifies the pixel width 
of the of the page is utter annoyance and frustration as it leads to 
the need for left to right scrolling which is anathema.

This is one of the reasons I use the Wannabe browser 
http://mindstory.com/wb2/  for my first look a page as it ignores 
width instructions based on pixel width. It renders the page in a 
window size which I prefer, not one set by a designer who thinks 
about appearance rather than content.

Tony
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