[thelist] Design Resolutions

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> From: "aphelan (Andrea Phelan)" 
<aphelan at confederationc.on.ca>
>
> I've noticed myself less concerned with designing for a screen resolution of
> 640x480. From  my understanding the standard has been 800x600 for over a
> year now, how important is it to make sure that sites look ok on 640x480? Is
> the user percentage worth the trouble?

the standard has been 800x600 for over a year?  hmmm... what 
standard's body said that?

obviously that's rhetorical...

the real answer is, know your audience... you really shouldn't ask 
us what the 'standard' is for screen res, or ask us if that number is 
worth catering to...

you need to determine what you can about your users, find out the 
impact of designing one way vs. another, and figure out the impact 
of shutting some users out vs. not shutting anyone out...

i did my own research on this a while ago for a site i maintain, and 
i turned into a pair of articles because i thought others might find it 
useful....

http://www.evolt.org/article/Real_World_Browser_Size_Stats_Part_I
/17/2295/index.html

http://www.evolt.org/article/Real_World_Browser_Size_Stats_Part_II
/20/2297/index.html