re: What resolution do you design RIA in?

Sammy Larbi — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:01:18 GMT

Scott, thanks for bringing this out into a measurable situation. Measurement is a good way to analyze results and predict reactions, and I'm glad you're taking that next step.

I have a question about the stats you've used though. Do you know if it counts size of browser or full screen resolution?

I ask because I think it's odd if such a sizable minority (8%) are browsing with browsers maximized at 1900x1200.

I can certainly see 1280, since there isn't much else you can do with the space. I even maxed out the browser at 1440 pixels. Nowadays, on my 2nd monitor (at 1600) I'll take probably ~11-1200 for browser and leave the rest for small apps like FTP and files folders, maybe a notepad open to scratch.txt. (I'll have IE open in one monitor and Firefox in the other, for cross browser testing purposes, or just convenience when I'm on a remote desktop).

I agree with your assessment in looking at the data too- with marketing on the web as difficult as it is, all that real estate is valuable, and using it is quite tempting. But, people like me aren't going to see it. My prediction is that my demographic will grow as monitor sizes increase (and decrease on average as more people move on to mobile devices).

I'm not sure how big we will grow, but I guess that's what the stats help with. =) (And with publishing as easy as it is, Rob Wilkerson on my own post pointed out, why change right now?)

Do you have historical stats? It might be worth checking the growth rate of the two demographics I mentioned. I'm not sure what it would tell us for the bigger area screens though, unless those figures are reported with browser size in mind, but it might be fun to look.

re: What resolution do you design RIA in?

anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:22:35 GMT

1152 x 864 to get a decent refresh rate on my CRT.

re: What resolution do you design RIA in?

Nick Katsivelos — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:08:53 GMT

It isn't just the X axis that you need to be concerned about - Y axis is very important too - consider the fact that some folks have browsers with tons of toolbars.