Does size matter? (800..1024...

[ryanc]

With the popularity of sales pages using a 700px width page.. have you guys ever considered using something along that lines from 800-1024 px MAX for your websites?

It's good for readability but what do you think?

I use a 790 px fixed width for nearly all my webpages (including a forum).

WF seems to be a 80% scalable or a 900++ fixed width...

 

[Stanley]

for larger content based sites I tend to go for 900+ fixed
but for arbi or landing pages I use 760-780

 

[kyleirwin]

760px, fixed.

 

[barman]

I really try to stick to <800px wide just because of how annoying horizontal scrolling is. Most people are at 1024 so a website @ 800px would take up a good sized chunk of their screen. Scalable pages are the way to go though, they just take a bit more work.

 

[John]

775px is where its at hoes

 

[joe]

900+ fixed is how I play.

 

[Jdog]

I tell the ladies it's 800, but it is usually around 785.

 

[John]

I tell the ladies it's 800, but it is usually around 785.

hahahaha man thats great

 

[Stanley]

take a look at this page: Adobe - Developer Center : Avoiding Horizontal Scroll Bars

if you scroll down there's a list of resolutions and how big the max width can be

 

[Eli]

I usually use 780px max, but lately I've been going over a little bit.
On my main web (couple thousand visits a day) the percentage of users using 800x600 is a mere 3.70%.. that tells you something.

 

[z00pedup]

I usually use 780px max, but lately I've been going over a little bit.
On my main web (couple thousand visits a day) the percentage of users using 800x600 is a mere 3.70%.. that tells you something.

same here man

I have a site that is 1000+ px

Peeps that use 800... go buy a better screen or gfx card for fucks sake!

 

[jerxs]

I usually go with 800px W, I think there are still allot of people out there using old monitors, I built a forum at 1027 and got many complaints from my members that were still using 800X600

 

[DavidR]

Just because someone's screen resolution is greater than 800x600 pixels doesn't mean they view web pages with their browser maximized. I immediately go somewhere else if I have to scroll horizontally for a site because it's a poor design. I never design my pages to require more than 800 pixels wide.

z00pedup, I would say a majority of internet users have screen resolutions at greater than 800x600, but like I said above, it doesn't matter what their screen resolution is because they will likely have their browser taking up only a portion of screen space. I imagine your sites are poorly designed.

 

[John]

take a look at this page: Adobe - Developer Center : Avoiding Horizontal Scroll Bars

if you scroll down there's a list of resolutions and how big the max width can be

nice link