Your websites width? (what do you prefer, and use?)

stevemclintock · 21 Jun 2007 at 15:41

Hi

I'm creating the very basic template for a website at the moment. I *thought* I had finished it until testing it on different screens & platforms showed that getting the width right is so difficult to do! ... Do comply with 800x600, 1024x768, etc. etc. !!??

I've noticed all the big websites use elasticated design where it will stretch to the sides of your screen, but when it reaches a certain width it will stop?

So I thought I'd ask you lot, what do you prefer when surfing websites, and what do you actual use in practise?

Steve.

stevemclintock · 21 Jun 2007 at 15:54

True

My current width is set at 900px wide, and on a resolution of 1024x768 theres around a 40px gap on either side for the background.

What i'm wondering is designing for 800x600 resolutions has gone out the window now, but with the huge increase of pocket pc's being used nowadays, for example the iPhone and all the others, with the screen resolution suddenly flipping from portrait to landscape mode, my design won't look any good in them.

stevemclintock · 21 Jun 2007 at 16:09

furnace said:
IMO, if everyone keeps catering for 800x600, then people aren't gonna stop using the resolution

Definetly agree with you there

I remember hearing a year ago at least that 1024x768 was the new 800x600, but it just never happened. I've noticed that Apple's new site design is catered for 1024x768+, so figured the industry is now finally starting to adopt this.

Do you mind me asking how you cater for 1024x768+ as well mobile screens?

stevemclintock · 21 Jun 2007 at 16:24

Longbow said:
I either use 900px or I just stretch the design out using 100%.

On the latest design I used, I blocked IE6 users. Why don't your customers upgrade?

Because either they don't even know there is an upgrade out, or they don't know how.

I know M$ are appauling, I can't stand them personally, but we still have to cater for them, your making a huge error in blocking IE6 users. As an example, My company, as well as a lot others might I add, have not got round to it yet as it takes time to cover the problems that it might cause etc. etc.