[thelist] DEBATE: Fixed Width Vs Liquid

[Chris W. Parker]

> > ... according to thecounter.com
> > 51% of web users use 800x600 and
> > 35% use 1024x768, the next resolution is only 3%.
>
> the problem here is that resolution does not equate to window size
>
> so those stats are useless

i'm sorry, but you're wrong. the reason those stats are useful is
because a person running at 8x6 CANNOT make their browser any larger
than if they had clicked the maximize button. i don't know if this is
true of course in other OS's but i'm using windows. which according to
the same website, aproximately 90% of users are also using some form of
windows.

if the design department wants 750 width, i don't see what the problem
is. make the minimum 750 and allow for the design to expand as far as it
wants. my point with the stats is that if 51% of users are at 8x6 and
the design is set for a minimum of 750 then 51% of the users will be
getting what the "design department" wants. only will the people at
higher resolutions *maybe* not get what they want. of course i'm still
not assuming that everyone will have their browser window maximized
since that's not entirely important. if the design people are asking for
750 that shouldn't be any problem at all. in other words, if someone was
using 8x6 and they had their browser max'ed it wouldn't cause any
problem with the "readibility" of the site. and likewise the people who
use higher resolutions do it because they want to and know what they
like. so i'd say it's safe to assume if they (large res. people) want to
maximize their browser or not is up to them.

it seems that the design dep. is assuming a maximized (or very close to)
browser anyway. maybe i'm confused but it seems like an easy answer.
700-750 min (whatever the design calls for) and then the ability to
stretch as wide as the users res will support.

am i missing something?

chris.