Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, My feeling on this is that anyone serious about looking at photo's is using at least 1024X768 on a large monitor. Also, braoadband is a must for anyone looking at images. So, by designing a site that will load slow and be hard to navigate will sift out the dross. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the Mac and iBooks native resolution 1024? Your only issue is that any information associated with the image will be off screen for many: perhaps a prompt for R clicks and an information box. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim Laurel Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:13 PM To: Leicausers Listserve Subject: [Leica] OT: Screen resolution assumptions for websites I am in the process of building a portfolio site and we are ready to start coding. But now at the last minute, we are having discussions about screen size assumptions. A few years ago, everyone designed for 640x480. Now everyone assumes 800x600. For this portfolio site, we came up with a design that is optimized for 1024x768. I believe that it's difficult to show the quality of a photo at less than 600 pixels on the long edge. And since this is a portfolio site, I want to show the images to best effect. That means a design optimized for 1024x768. I'm concerned about alienating people with 800x600 displays (editors, etc), but at the same time, would like the best "fidelity" for users with 1024x768 displays or better. My questions for the group are: 1) How many of you are now using displays with less than 800x600 resolution? 2) And for those of you who are, are you planning to upgrade to 1024x768 or above in the near future? Any opinions on the topic would be most welcome. Thanks for your input, - --Jim Laurel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html