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Old 08-05-2007, 04:44 PM  
cj_purve
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Originally Posted by ismokeblunts View Post
to me, a site that is designed for 800 pixel width looks no worse on 1024, i doubt the average surfer gives a flying fuck really if there content is a little "thinner" however, when it is a little too wide, i immediately close the page. I'll probably design for 800 widht another year or so.
Exactly ... and while 20% of people are still using 800 pixels I'll still design for them & let everyone else have an extra 150 pixels either side of the design rather than cutting 150 pixels off the 800 pixel surfer - which effectively can cut off the 'next' button which should be bottom right of first frame.

Its not just desktops, almost everyone has a laptop these days too & there's nothing worse than taking your fancy 1024 design to a client to show them on a laptop & a chunk of its cut off.

I start every new site with a 750 to 780 pixel wide table unless the client specifies otherwise.
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