Some of you webmasters with huge monitors - GoFuckYourself.com

CDSmith · 07-03-2004, 12:42 PM

.... you need to start resizing your browser window to about 1/2 and then view your site in what it would look like on a smaller screen.

Why?

Because some of your pages are the size of football fields with a mile of side-scrolling.

I can tell instantly that the webmaster has like a 22 or 24 inch monitor or something ridiculous like that.

Fix your damned sites. That much side-scrolling sucks. If you're stumped and want to know how to fix it ask someone. You can shoot me an icq at 31024634. Remember to include your url.

Marcus Aurelius · 07-03-2004, 12:44 PM

I usually do layouts based on an 800x600 template, often times even 640x480. I use a 22 inch monitor. but I know what your talking about. some people have huge layouts that take up my whole screen. cant imagine what folks running low res small screens are seeing.

Khun · 07-03-2004, 12:45 PM

I do all my work for 800x600 res.

Magg · 07-03-2004, 12:45 PM

no the visitors need to get bigger monitors... its 2004 for christs sake.

Jakke PNG · 07-03-2004, 12:48 PM

Bigger monitor has nothing to do with the size of the pages.

It's about resolution. But you of course knew that.

My 15" laptop screen has 1400x1050 resolution and my 19" crt has 1280x1024

seeee...?

Aside from that. Just make the design 760 wide or so, and you'll have no problems, regardless on what resolution you do shit.

CDSmith · 07-03-2004, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mdcq
some people have huge layouts that take up my whole screen. cant imagine what folks running low res small screens are seeing.

The are seeing a mile of side-scrolling and only about 1/3 of their actual web page. That's what they're seeing.

It can be fixed by setting the tables to percentages rather than fixed widths.

width=90% rather than width=1600 or whatever. Try to keep track of the widths of images in the various columns of the page too, because you can set your tables to be "collapsible" all you want but if the images in your tables force your pages to be 2000 pixels wide then you're screwed that way too.

Most professional sites that use the "entire page" layout are compatible even on 14" monitors. One only need to find one, view source, and figure out how they're doing it.

CDSmith · 07-03-2004, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeenGodFather
Bigger monitor has nothing to do with the size of the pages.

It's about resolution. But you of course knew that.

My 15" laptop screen has 1400x1050 resolution and my 19" crt has 1280x1024

seeee...?

Aside from that. Just make the design 760 wide or so, and you'll have no problems, regardless on what resolution you do shit.

Yes, but no one I know sets their monitor to those higher resolutions unless their monitor is huge.

I was trying to keep things in plain Engrish for those who are website challenged.

Elli · 07-03-2004, 01:11 PM

Try to design for a litlte under 800 wide, because usually people are running icq or trillian or something up the side of their screen, too. The browser should not HAVE to take up all the real estate.

Marcus Aurelius · 07-03-2004, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
The are seeing a mile of side-scrolling and only about 1/3 of their actual web page. That's what they're seeing.

It can be fixed by setting the tables to percentages rather than fixed widths.

width=90% rather than width=1600 or whatever. Try to keep track of the widths of images in the various columns of the page too, because you can set your tables to be "collapsible" all you want but if the images in your tables force your pages to be 2000 pixels wide then you're screwed that way too.

Most professional sites that use the "entire page" layout are compatible even on 14" monitors. One only need to find one, view source, and figure out how they're doing it.

Yeah tables that will resize is the key. I dont surf alot of sites so I havent seen that many, but i know for a fact there are a shit ton of poorly designed ones out there.

lagwagon · 07-03-2004, 01:24 PM

i only have an 11" monitor.

Tuga · 07-03-2004, 01:25 PM

780 is my limit.

07-03-2004, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeenGodFather

My 15" laptop screen has 1400x1050 resolution

You don't get headaches from that? About all I can stand on an 18 inch LCD is 1024 * 768. At any higher resolutions I can't see shit!

EviLGuY · 07-03-2004, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
.... you need to start resizing your browser window to about 1/2 and then view your site in what it would look like on a smaller screen.

Why?

Because some of your pages are the size of football fields with a mile of side-scrolling.

I can tell instantly that the webmaster has like a 22 or 24 inch monitor or something ridiculous like that.

Fix your damned sites. That much side-scrolling sucks. If you're stumped and want to know how to fix it ask someone. You can shoot me an icq at 31024634. Remember to include your url.

I have a large monitor, but I dont build sites with fixed width tables and the liike, so I never run into problems unless someone has a really small 640x480 screen or whatever.

Reak · 07-03-2004, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Khun
I do all my work for 800x600 res.

That's pretty gay

Magg · 07-03-2004, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by evildick
You don't get headaches from that? About all I can stand on an 18 inch LCD is 1024 * 768. At any higher resolutions I can't see shit!

I've got a 16" laptop screen, my res is at 1600x1200 .. can see everything fine

07-03-2004, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Magg
I've got a 16" laptop screen, my res is at 1600x1200 .. can see everything fine

Someday you'll get old and decrepit like me too!

CDSmith · 07-03-2004, 03:52 PM

All it takes is to load whatever page you're working on in your browser, then click the resize button and see what your page looks like in a smaller window. It's a quick and eay way to check it.

You can't please everyone's resolution & monitor size, but you can make your sites more compatible and look good for most of them anyway.

I have a 17" flat screen that is always set to 1024 x 768. I've checked my pages in other higher and lower resolutions and they all look acceptable to me anyway.

Jakke PNG · 07-03-2004, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by evildick
You don't get headaches from that? About all I can stand on an 18 inch LCD is 1024 * 768. At any higher resolutions I can't see shit!

Nope. I actually designed and worked on it for about an year, no other monitor.

nastyking · 07-03-2004, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Magg
no the visitors need to get bigger monitors... its 2004 for christs sake.

07-03-2004, 12:42 PM	#1
CDSmith Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: My network is hosted at TECHIEMEDIA.net ...Wait, you meant where am I located at? Oh... okay, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. Oops. :) Posts: 51,460	Some of you webmasters with huge monitors .... you need to start resizing your browser window to about 1/2 and then view your site in what it would look like on a smaller screen. Why? Because some of your pages are the size of football fields with a mile of side-scrolling. I can tell instantly that the webmaster has like a 22 or 24 inch monitor or something ridiculous like that. Fix your damned sites. That much side-scrolling sucks. If you're stumped and want to know how to fix it ask someone. You can shoot me an icq at 31024634. Remember to include your url. __________________ *Promote Wildmatch, ImLive, Sexier.com, and more!!* ALWAYS THE HIGHEST PAYOUTS: Big Bux/ImLive SIGNUP ON NOW!!! Put some PUSSYCA$H in your pocket. ICQ me at: 31024634

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Khun Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: TN Posts: 1,239	I do all my work for 800x600 res. __________________ Sig is on vacation... (I wish I could vacation as long as my sig has...)

07-03-2004, 12:48 PM	#5
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	Bigger monitor has nothing to do with the size of the pages. It's about resolution. But you of course knew that. My 15" laptop screen has 1400x1050 resolution and my 19" crt has 1280x1024 seeee...? Aside from that. Just make the design 760 wide or so, and you'll have no problems, regardless on what resolution you do shit. __________________ ..and I'm off.

07-03-2004, 01:11 PM	#8
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	Try to design for a litlte under 800 wide, because usually people are running icq or trillian or something up the side of their screen, too. The browser should not HAVE to take up all the real estate. __________________ email: [email protected]

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lagwagon Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: az Posts: 8,464	i only have an 11" monitor. __________________ FTVGirls - FTVMilfs - DanielleFTV

07-03-2004, 12:44 PM	#2
Marcus Aurelius No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 14,809	I usually do layouts based on an 800x600 template, often times even 640x480. I use a 22 inch monitor. but I know what your talking about. some people have huge layouts that take up my whole screen. cant imagine what folks running low res small screens are seeing.

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Magg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ICQ: 132497047 Posts: 4,467	no the visitors need to get bigger monitors... its 2004 for christs sake.

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Tuga Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 7,678	780 is my limit. __________________ Go Fuck Yourself! ICQ 101411627

07-03-2004, 03:52 PM	#17
CDSmith Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: My network is hosted at TECHIEMEDIA.net ...Wait, you meant where am I located at? Oh... okay, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. Oops. :) Posts: 51,460	All it takes is to load whatever page you're working on in your browser, then click the resize button and see what your page looks like in a smaller window. It's a quick and eay way to check it. You can't please everyone's resolution & monitor size, but you can make your sites more compatible and look good for most of them anyway. I have a 17" flat screen that is always set to 1024 x 768. I've checked my pages in other higher and lower resolutions and they all look acceptable to me anyway. __________________ *Promote Wildmatch, ImLive, Sexier.com, and more!!* ALWAYS THE HIGHEST PAYOUTS: Big Bux/ImLive SIGNUP ON NOW!!! Put some PUSSYCA$H in your pocket. ICQ me at: 31024634