posted on September 18, 2004 08:59:06 AM new
I learn something everyday, so I thought I would pass it along! I have had feedback from the 800 X 600 set and they still have to scroll horozontally to view all of my auction, while those in the 1024 X 768 folks see it all with no scrolling. I did set my design for 800 X 600 per your advice at Vendio but now I find that "A page optimized for 800x600 should have a maximum width of about 760 pixels.", which puts me back to work to re-do everything! The breakdown goes like this:
The term "screen resolution" refers to the number of individual pixels that fit within a given space. When we're discussing an 800x600 resolution, the number 800 refers to the number of pixels that the monitor can display horizontally, while the number 600 refers to the vertical limit.
Monitor size and optimal screen resolution are closely linked. As you increase the resolution, the screen elements appear smaller. In fact, the information contained on a 15-inch screen set to 1024x768 may be so small as to be virtually unreadable. But the same information displayed at that resolution on a 17 or 21-inch monitor would look fine.
That's because a 15-inch monitor set to display at 800x600 pixels has a higher resolution than a 21-inch monitor set to the same display. That means a 200x300 pixel GIF image will look smaller on the 15-inch monitor than on the 21-inch monitor. An image that size would still be readable, but small navigation buttons quickly become illegible - even for visitors with great eyesight.
I found this FREE program at Download.com which sounds like it could be useful to all of us trying to optimize our auction display for all of our viewers!
http://www.download.com/DisplaySwitch-Gold/3000-2347-8823511.html?tag=lst-0-10
Michael E. "Dug" Duggins, CPC
Scroungers Collectables
P.O. Box 83041
Phoenix, AZ 85071-3041
Phone: 602-870-9630
E- Mail: [email protected]
"Always Scrounging For The Good Stuff"
