[matt-h]

800x600 or 1024x768?

1024x768 allows more room, but is hard to view on 800x600. So should I build to 800x600 or use scripting that either allows users to switch or to auto detect the resolution? I think the former two would be best, however how do you do it?

 

[namenotfound]

Is this for a fixed width site?

If you made your site fluid, then it *should* look good at any resolution (as long as you don't use ridiculously wide banner images)

Take this site for example (TSG), it looks good at any resolution

 

[matt-h]

Good point, I forgot about a %width. Anyway, can anyone tell if there is a code that changes the css document? This is because the new site I'm working on probably wont look great if it is reduced in proportion, so having separate css docs might be the answer.

 

[namenotfound]

You could take a read of this:

http://alistapart.com/stories/alternate/

 

[ferrija1]

If it's fixed, then I would design and code for 1024 x 768 as I believe that is what most people are using.........though 800 x 600 always works on 1024 x 768. I would just do a fluid layout in the beginning, though.

 

[namenotfound]

Yeah at home I'd agree with you that most people use 1024x768 or higher.
But at school or a public library, I found all the computer to be set at 800x600, and they don't really like it when you change the resolution (I got yelled at, at a library for changing the res once).

 

[DrP]

I used some PHP to give visitors the option to select a stylesheet. I can't remember where I got it from, but I'll have a closer look at it if you want?

 

[knight_47]

According to my site, more people use 1024x768, but that's only my site, and I don't get much visitors anyways. But I would stay with a fluid layout, use percents instead of exact measurements.

#--------------------------------------------------------
# Profile Name: Knight47
# Date Range: 12/20/2006 - 12/26/2006
#--------------------------------------------------------

#--------------------------------------------------------
# Screen Resolutions
#--------------------------------------------------------
Screen Resolution Visits
1024x768 319
1440x900 234
1280x1024 117
800x600 52
1280x800 38
1152x864 22
1680x1050 9
1280x960 8
1280x768 6
1400x1050 5
1600x1200 4
1920x1200 3
1280x720 1
1024x600 1
1280x854 1
640x480 1
2048x768 1

Here also is a really neat script that will re-direct users according to their screen size.

 

[DrP]

Here in the UK, many schools and libraries are still using 800 x 600, but if you aren't aiming at those visitors you could build for 1024 x 768. My recent sites have been 950px fixed width which have margins set to auto. That means that anyone with a resolution larger than 950px wide sees a centered website. I don't see the point in a completely fluid layout, especially with text because if it gets too wide, it makes it too hard to read.

 

[ferrija1]

Our township's schools, libraries and other places also use 800x600.

 

[matt-h]

The website is for my schools sixth form so I think that answers that question, however a lot of its purpose will be for information for both existing and prospective student to get at home.

Anyway, I forgot that Google (or in my case Everyclick (check it out!)) is my friend:

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/n4switch/
This link creates javascripting and cookies for it, although it was pointed out that ~10% people disable javascripting so I have to be careful about this at school - although saying that the javascripting on my Integrus site works at school so it may be enabled.

And this is meant to be good:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.html/msg/1f39e13187f5304d