website resolution

Voltumn@ · 06-28-2003, 02:43 PM

ive designed a site in 1024x768 resolution.......it looks ok in that resolution...now when i view it in 800x600 resolution...the text n the icons look kinda big....how can i make the site viewable in all resolutions???

iAvalance · 06-28-2003, 03:47 PM

You want to decrease the font-size on lower resolution screens? I would say there is no simple solution for that...

Hova · 06-29-2003, 03:31 PM

You make websites to fit 640x480 resolutions first. Try and make tables no wider than 600 pixels, and um, the icons? No idea.

yushy · 06-30-2003, 06:42 PM

this is a tough one, after all the hard work, the site only works best in a resolution >= 1024 x 768

as a general rule, design for the least common denominator, that is, use a resolution like 640 x 480 or 600 x 800, if followed your site will look best on both low and high resolutions...

i'd hate to say it but you'd have to start over...

-- y

Voltumn@ · 06-30-2003, 11:20 PM

oh DAMN!!!!!!!........i aint have 640x480 reso in my comp....gotta start over in 800x6000...huh!!!!!

yushy · 06-30-2003, 11:31 PM

If I were to start a brand new site, I'd be designing at 600 x 800. By this time, most ppl should have monitors and video cards capable of resolutions better than 640 x 480.

- y

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Originally posted by Voltumn@
oh DAMN!!!!!!!........i aint have 640x480 reso in my comp....gotta start over in 800x6000...huh!!!!!

bacardi99 · 07-01-2003, 04:17 PM

Most people are using 600 by 800 anyways, so that's where i start, aside from the fact that's what I use.

Then after I have the site looking good, I set my resolution to the big one and see how it looks there, make a few changes, and it's done.

the flinger · 07-02-2003, 01:46 PM

just a tip- when designing tables use percentages for the widths- say you want a table with a tiled background image that goes across the screen no matter what- easy- 100% width- isntead of trying to compromise using pixels 8)

fireydeviant · 07-10-2003, 05:18 PM

i wwould make a seprate site for each reso, unless its a forum or something like this

bacardi99 · 07-10-2003, 05:37 PM

Eek! There's like 10 different resolutions out there, and have the peopel don't even know there are different ones..lol.

fireydeviant · 07-25-2003, 05:08 PM

i meant as your base ones, 600x800, 640x840, and 1024x?.
i use 1240x1024 so i wouldent know

06-28-2003, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Voltumn@ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 76	website resolution ive designed a site in 1024x768 resolution.......it looks ok in that resolution...now when i view it in 800x600 resolution...the text n the icons look kinda big....how can i make the site viewable in all resolutions??? __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2500+ MSI KT4 Ultra SR 512 DDR 2700 (333) RAM Nvidia GeForce 4mx 440se - 128 DDR

06-28-2003, 03:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
iAvalance Lost Forever Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spilniks Posts: 276	You want to decrease the font-size on lower resolution screens? I would say there is no simple solution for that... __________________ "A computer program does what you told it to do, not what you want it to do" - Greer (English translation)

06-29-2003, 03:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hova Pain Or Glory? Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Darkness Beyond Time Posts: 979	You make websites to fit 640x480 resolutions first. Try and make tables no wider than 600 pixels, and um, the icons? No idea. __________________

06-30-2003, 11:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Voltumn@ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 76	oh DAMN!!!!!!!........i aint have 640x480 reso in my comp....gotta start over in 800x6000...huh!!!!! __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2500+ MSI KT4 Ultra SR 512 DDR 2700 (333) RAM Nvidia GeForce 4mx 440se - 128 DDR

07-01-2003, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
bacardi99 huh? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 121	Most people are using 600 by 800 anyways, so that's where i start, aside from the fact that's what I use. Then after I have the site looking good, I set my resolution to the big one and see how it looks there, make a few changes, and it's done. __________________ Girl & Goat Farmer \| Blog & Stuff \| Billy-Bob's Boers

06-30-2003, 06:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
yushy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CA Posts: 39	this is a tough one, after all the hard work, the site only works best in a resolution >= 1024 x 768 as a general rule, design for the least common denominator, that is, use a resolution like 640 x 480 or 600 x 800, if followed your site will look best on both low and high resolutions... i'd hate to say it but you'd have to start over... -- y

07-02-2003, 01:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
the flinger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: in a shack by the river Posts: 401	just a tip- when designing tables use percentages for the widths- say you want a table with a tiled background image that goes across the screen no matter what- easy- 100% width- isntead of trying to compromise using pixels 8) __________________ woot!

07-10-2003, 05:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
fireydeviant inspired to dream Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 341	i wwould make a seprate site for each reso, unless its a forum or something like this __________________

07-10-2003, 05:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
bacardi99 huh? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 121	Eek! There's like 10 different resolutions out there, and have the peopel don't even know there are different ones..lol. __________________ Girl & Goat Farmer \| Blog & Stuff \| Billy-Bob's Boers

07-25-2003, 05:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
fireydeviant inspired to dream Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 341	i meant as your base ones, 600x800, 640x840, and 1024x?. i use 1240x1024 so i wouldent know __________________

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