screen resolutions

[Spinal2k2]

when making a website, what is the best screen res to make it for, 1024x768

 

[philjohn]

None, make it so that it displays fine on a range, including tiny screens on mobile phones and netbooks (asus eee etc) and large, high-dpi monitors.

 

[JoeWed]

It really depends on what target audience is, most new sites I would now design for 1024x768 (~968x700). A couple I still use 800x600 for though if they're aimed at older people (no offence intended to older people, I realise that was a bit of a generalisation )

Some are more suitable liquid layout though... again, all depends on what it's about and who it's aimed at in my opinion.

 

[LPL]

960px wide is the norm these days

 

[adamph]

Maximum I aim for is 960px, but I always try and add some extra flair for larger screens (graphics and backgrounds etc, that look good but don't ruin functionality for smaller users)

 

[probedb]

None, make it so that it displays fine on a range, including tiny screens on mobile phones and netbooks (asus eee etc) and large, high-dpi monitors.

You can only accomplish this with separate style sheets and to some degree you'd still need some sort of (server-side) browser detection. Basically because for smaller screens some designs simply don't work.