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Front Page / Monitor Resolutions

sirmyk

sirmyk

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I recently reconstructed the index page for my website. Do most of you see everything without the need to scroll? I hate scrolling on websites. Are some of you still living in the 600 x 800 resolution age, or have most of you moved on to flat panel monitors and higher resolutions, such as 1024 x 768 or higher? I'm still working on reorganizing the rest of the site with all the plate images, samples, etc. Let me know your thoughts... especially on the front page.
 
It still doesn't all fit into my screen & I'm including the text at the top & bottom in that statement. Soz
 
I use dual screens set to 600x800 (not by choice). It seemed to come up OK, but I don't have flash installed (also not by choice). The only scroll bar I saw was for height and it was pretty obvious that was there intentionally.
 
I find the text to be ridiculously small. I'd suggest putting a sample of the story on the site too; that way people can get an idea of what they are buying.

Regarding the monitory, I'm fine. I use 1024x768.
 
I have messed with the site a bit, and after changing my screen resolution to 1024x768, the text on the homepage does seem rediculously small. Anything resolution over that appears fine. I guess I've been spoiled with my flatscreen choices. There is no way for me to check the screen resolution of site visitors on my "stats" page, so I'm trying to get an estimate for average screen resolution settings / monitor sizes. A few years ago we lived in between 640x480 and 600x800. I'm glad that day has passed. Are the majority of computer users still at 1024x768 or smaller?

Robert said:
I can see it all very well on my screen, but I have 20" flat screen display.
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I bet the site looks bitchin' on a 20". I have a 17" wide aspect and a 19", both with high resolutions.

Stewart said:
I'd suggest putting a sample of the story on the site too; that way people can get an idea of what they are buying.
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I am currently working with Amazon and Barnes & Noble to get sample pages put on their sites, but having a sample on my own site isn't such a bad idea. Thanks for the input.
 
Both my husband & I were taught the most common resolution is still 800x600 (my husband is still taking his course, so it is up to date information) so we always do the working my the lowest common denominator thing when designing webpages. (ie make a screen capable of adapting from around 800x600 upwards, allowing for people still having poor colour quality etc)

My previous comments were only referring to the home page, now I've ventured into the site I've discovered the text is almost impossible to read as it is light grey on a white background & the font size is much too small. If you want to know more about making website more usable, I recomend checking out Jakob Nielsen's website
 
Sar said:
Both my husband & I were taught the most common resolution is still 800x600 (my husband is still taking his course, so it is up to date information) so we always do the working my the lowest common denominator thing when designing webpages. (ie make a screen capable of adapting from around 800x600 upwards, allowing for people still having poor colour quality etc)
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Good point - I'm currently designing a site and will want to make it accessible for a wide range of users.
 
Sar said:
Both my husband & I were taught the most common resolution is still 800x600 (my husband is still taking his course, so it is up to date information) so we always do the working my the lowest common denominator thing when designing webpages. (ie make a screen capable of adapting from around 800x600 upwards, allowing for people still having poor colour quality etc)
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Maybe I should give a choice on my initial page for users to select their screen size...? The site was originally designed for 800x600, but after a while I couldn't fit all the info I wanted on certain pages without having the user scroll for days.

Wabbit said:
Why not use a stat counter? Find out how many visitors go to your site, what browsers they use, what resolution they use... and so on.
Here is a stat counter
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The stat counter I am currently using collects some amazing details, but not screen resolution. I've used statcounter.com before but didn't like having a visible counter since my site is rather "flash" heavy. In order to use their invisible counter, you have to fork over some money.
 
If you have a good host then there's no need for these sort of counters as your host can provide all that jazz; awstats is typically a favourite of hosts.

Also, 800x600 is still the resolution of choice in web design - that's why you see more sites being thinner on your screen as the trend for design moves towards standards compliance.
 
sirmyk said:
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The stat counter I am currently using collects some amazing details, but not screen resolution. I've used statcounter.com before but didn't like having a visible counter since my site is rather "flash" heavy. In order to use their invisible counter, you have to fork over some money.
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I'm pretty damn sure that it has a counter that is invisible. You just have to go to the stat configuration screen. If not, most stat counters out there let you have invisible counters. You just have to look around a bit! But anyway, check that one, I am pretty sure it has an invisible option :)

Ice said:
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Originally Posted by Wabbit
Why not use a stat counter? Find out how many visitors go to your site, what browsers they use, what resolution they use... and so on.

Here is a stat counter


Good link - can you add it to the list?
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Yeah, sure :)
 
sirmyk said:
The stat counter I am currently using collects some amazing details, but not screen resolution. I've used statcounter.com before but didn't like having a visible counter since my site is rather "flash" heavy. In order to use their invisible counter, you have to fork over some money.
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Wabbit said:
I'm pretty damn sure that it has a counter that is invisible. You just have to go to the stat configuration screen. If not, most stat counters out there let you have invisible counters. You just have to look around a bit! But anyway, check that one, I am pretty sure it has an invisible option :)
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Wabbit - Sirmyk stated "In order to use their invisible counter, you have to fork over some money." - he's not saying that one didn't exist :)
 
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