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zc1	08-11-2007 15:35

Subject: Screen resolutions

Hi,

Could you tell me what has been the standard screen resolution now and for the past few years.

I would like to know this as I am doing a new website and want to know what to fix the width at.

In the past I have set the width to 800x600 but I am thinking if I should go to 1024x768.

Acathla

08-11-2007 15:42

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don't fix the width....

LSainsbury

08-11-2007 15:45

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1024 x 768 is kinda standard but as Acathla said - don't fix the width - use a percentage of the screen for borders or whatever you are doing...

keithwalton

08-11-2007 15:47

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My desktop has been 1280x1024 for years now and most normal lcd's are this resolution, however my laptop is 1440x900 and is a pain on most websites that are long but not wide. most people are moving to widescreens these days!

zing_deleted

08-11-2007 15:55

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I now have a 1680:1050 widescreen lcd and a hell of a lot of systems ship with a 16:10 panel nowadays. I had a 19inch crt for a few years before this and my res on the was always higher than you gave. I though default flat panel if 17 or 19 inches was 1280:1024

zc1	08-11-2007 16:05

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Hi,

I never thought about setting percentage as the width but it does make sence, as it would fit all screens then.

I am setting up a border, that why I want it set as I don't want it to be full screen but around 80-90% of screen

Quote:

Originally Posted by LSainsbury (Post 34429667)

1024 x 768 is kinda standard but as Acathla said - don't fix the width - use a percentage of the screen for borders or whatever you are doing...

Thank you for all the replies and votes so far :D

Richy99

08-11-2007 16:48

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on my old 17! crt i ran 1280x1024 and now on my 19"ws i run 1440x900

Nikesh

08-11-2007 17:47

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My LCD is 1680x1050 too. I think you should set up the border as a percentage too. :)

Paul	08-11-2007 17:57

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1440 x 900 is becoming quite common now as more people switch to wide screen. It's like the WS equivelent of 1024 x 768.

AbyssUnderground

08-11-2007 18:12

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I always build my sites for 1024x768 or with percentages. Never anything lower.

dilli-theclaw

08-11-2007 18:13

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I find locked width's very irritating.

Graham M

08-11-2007 19:04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 34429764)

1440 x 900 is becoming quite common now as more people switch to wide screen. It's like the WS equivelent of 1024 x 768.

1440x900 is about 1.2MP and 1280x1024 is 1.3MP whereas 1024x768 is only 0.7MP so I would say that 1280x1024 is closer, although you lose the height, I personally prefer the extra width.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richy99 (Post 34429714)

on my old 17! crt i ran 1280x1024 and now on my 19"ws i run 1440x900

Yep, exactly the same here!

Halcyon

08-11-2007 19:10

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I'd say the standard now is 1024 x 768.
Remember how long it took to get people away from 800x600. It takes a good while.

Graham M

08-11-2007 19:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Halcyon (Post 34429810)

I'd say the standard now is 1024 x 768.
Remember how long it took to get people away from 800x600. It takes a good while.

The only people I know still on 1024x768 are working with 5 year old PCs?

Halcyon

08-11-2007 19:28

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Yes, but I'm thinking about the full audience..... There are more people with old systems than there are with new ones.

MadGamer

08-11-2007 19:32

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I use 1024 x 768 on a 19" LCD

Graham M

08-11-2007 19:38

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MadGamer (Post 34429828)

I use 1024 x 768 on a 19" LCD

Oh god, that'd be huuuuuge! I use 1280x1024 on a 3 year old Packard Bell Branded (NEC) 17" LCD

Paul	08-11-2007 19:40

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These are the figures for all CF visitors for the last month.

Code:

1. 1024x768    37.91%  

2. 1280x1024   21.87% 

3. 1280x800    12.03% 

4. 1440x900     7.12% 

5. 1680x1050    5.54% 

6. 800x600      3.75% 

7. 1152x864     3.14% 

8. 1920x1200    1.59% 

9. 1280x768     1.38% 

10. 1600x1200   1.36%

Graham M

08-11-2007 19:41

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Wow, can't believe more people use 800x600 than 1600x1200!

homealone

08-11-2007 19:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34429837)

Wow, can't believe more people use 800x600 than 1600x1200!

don't forget some could be logging in from work & may not have a choice.

dilli-theclaw

08-11-2007 19:51

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34429831)

Oh god, that'd be huuuuuge! I use 1280x1024 on a 3 year old Packard Bell Branded (NEC) 17" LCD

I use 1280x720 on my 32inch tv when not zoomed, that's really huge lol

Graham M

08-11-2007 19:52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by homealone (Post 34429839)

don't forget some could be logging in from work & may not have a choice.

Yeah, that's true

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jefferson T (Post 34429845)

I use 1280x720 on my 32inch tv when not zoomed, that's really huge lol

No comment :p:

TraxData

08-11-2007 19:57

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1680x1050 on my setup for linux. dont find that reso great though, not enough space.

Currently using 2560x1600 on my dell though.

xpod	08-11-2007 20:13

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Myself and my lad have 1440x900 displays while the others are all 1024x768.

Quote:

not enough space.

Not even with all those desktops???;)

Graham M

08-11-2007 20:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xpod (Post 34429861)

Not even with all those desktops???;)

Oooh yes! Got Compiz Fusion working on my laptop, it's great! :D

MovedGoalPosts

08-11-2007 20:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 34429835)

These are the figures for all CF visitors for the last month.

Code:

1. 1024x768    37.91%  

2. 1280x1024   21.87% 

3. 1280x800    12.03% 

4. 1440x900     7.12% 

5. 1680x1050    5.54% 

6. 800x600      3.75% 

7. 1152x864     3.14% 

8. 1920x1200    1.59% 

9. 1280x768     1.38% 

10. 1600x1200   1.36%

What a lot of info you give away by using the internet ;)

So where does the Dual Monitor resolution get copied :p:

TraxData

09-11-2007 02:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xpod (Post 34429861)

Myself and my lad have 1440x900 displays while the others are all 1024x768.

Not even with all those desktops???;)

I always forget to close apps so i have them spread over the desktops, but i forget they are open, and im getting rather lazy/messy with icons atm :p:

Never been able to get linux to do native reso on the dell monitor though.

Druchii

09-11-2007 07:48

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1280x1024 since about 3years ago for me. Except very recently, i've been using a small LCD tv that only handles 1024x768 as my PC is still sat in England atm...

Graham M

09-11-2007 08:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34430084)

Never been able to get linux to do native reso on the dell monitor though.

No reason why this shouldn't be achievable, it might mean some manual tweaking of the xorg.conf file however

TraxData

09-11-2007 08:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34430104)

No reason why this shouldn't be achievable, it might mean some manual tweaking of the xorg.conf file however

Tried, it works, kind of, puts me in a little box area on top left part of the screen, rest of screen is black and i cannot click anything.

Always been like that.

Graham M

09-11-2007 08:48

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What is the max res of the screen?

TraxData

09-11-2007 08:53

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2560x1600

Graham M

09-11-2007 08:54

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Made sure there aren't any Virtual Viewports set?

bob_a_builder

09-11-2007 13:17

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Buts lets not forget the OP was asking in the context of web page design. and so screen resolution is not really relavent, since whos to say their browser is in full screen mode anyway
Which is why % is better

xpod	09-11-2007 13:54

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Quote:

Oooh yes! Got Compiz Fusion working on my laptop, it's great!

I was just thinking about the multiple desktop aspect itself,regardless of Compiz Fusion.:)

Quote:

I always forget to close apps so i have them spread over the desktops, but i forget they are open, and im getting rather lazy/messy with icons atm

The "Scale" plugin being one of the better ones of course;)

Quote:

Tried, it works, kind of, puts me in a little box area on top left part of the screen, rest of screen is black and i cannot click anything.

Always been like that.

Have you tried

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Just use TAB/Enter to accept all the defaults,until you come to the RES part where you should be able to choose the one you want??
Once you`ve done then CTRL-ALT-Backspace to restart X

Graham M

09-11-2007 13:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xpod (Post 34430222)

I was just thinking about the multiple desktop aspect itself,regardless of Compiz Fusion.:)

True, but 6 desktops on a rotatable cube is cool :D (Especially if you press the Left and Right Mouse Buttons together and you can move it about manually)

xpod	09-11-2007 14:21

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Quote:

True, but 6 desktops on a rotatable cube is cool (Especially if you press the Left and Right Mouse Buttons together and you can move it about manually

Or middle mouse button;)
Top left mouse gesture for Expo,top right for scale are the handiest of them all.Especially the latter:)

Quote:

6 desktops on a rotatable cube is cool

Cube??;)

OT!!!!

Alien

09-11-2007 18:19

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34429821)

The only people I know still on 1024x768 are working with 5 year old PCs?

Or those who prefer to sit a bit further back from their screen. :) My system may not be bleeding-edge, but it's hardly 5 years old either: AMD X2 6000+, 4GB RAM, ATI X800 GTO, etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadGamer (Post 34429828)

I use 1024 x 768 on a 19" LCD

Same here, on both of them [dual monitor setup]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34429831)

Oh god, that'd be huuuuuge! I use 1280x1024 on a 3 year old Packard Bell Branded (NEC) 17" LCD

Yes, well, not all of us sit with our noses pressed up against the screen. :p: I had to put up with 1280x1024 when playing around with *buntu live CDs, & it's too damned small for regular use for me. Hopefully I shouldn't have any probs getting 1024x768 once I do a proper install.

Graham M

09-11-2007 19:15

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I sit about 3-4 feet from my screen on average and have that running at 1440x900 (WS) and 1280x1024 (Normal Aspect)

Alien

09-11-2007 20:08

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34430404)

I sit about 3-4 feet from my screen on average and have that running at 1440x900 (WS) and 1280x1024 (Normal Aspect)

You must have amazing eyesight then [or really strong glasses :p:]. I can read text smaller than [for example] the size I have Firefox set to use [all sizes under fonts set to 20], but If I did, I'd end up with sore eyes &/or a headache fairly quickly. I don't need a higher resolution for anything, so don't see any point in using 1.

TraxData

09-11-2007 20:46

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34430118)

Made sure there aren't any Virtual Viewports set?

Still the same.

---------- Post added at 19:46 ---------- Previous post was at 19:45 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by xpod (Post 34430222)

I was just thinking about the multiple desktop aspect itself,regardless of Compiz Fusion.:)

The "Scale" plugin being one of the better ones of course;)

Have you tried

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Just use TAB/Enter to accept all the defaults,until you come to the RES part where you should be able to choose the one you want??
Once you`ve done then CTRL-ALT-Backspace to restart X

Was the first thing i tried.

No matter what i do it locks me in a small box in the top corner which only ctrl+alt+backspace solves.

followed by sudo dpkg-reoncfigure server-xorg @ prompt.

Otherwise i get stuck with a box in the left corner permanently.

alferret

09-11-2007 20:51

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I run 1280x1024 on my 19" 4:3 screen & 1280x720 on my 26" but I rarely use the 26" for anything other than HD content.

I used to have a compaq V50 15" and ran that at 1024x768 without sitting on top of the screen I have good eyesight.

Dai	10-11-2007 15:31

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph (Post 34429821)

The only people I know still on 1024x768 are working with 5 year old PCs?

Or very old eyes...

Not all of us can cope with these tiny icons.

nicke261192

10-11-2007 18:36

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My 19" Samsung LCD is 1280x1024

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