1024X768 (best fixed width size)

[MRGTB]

Whats the best fixed width size to go width if I'm not bothered about people using 800X600 screen res, and just want to cater for 1024X768 and larger screen resulutions. Basicly ignoring 800X600 seeing as hardly anybody uses that screen res these days anyway.

[MGM]

Just got for around a 1000px width and that should cater to most everyone except 800x600 users. You could also try going with a liquid width (say, 93%) and then use a max-width and min-width to keep it from getting below or above a specific limit.

MGM out

[filburt1]

Remember min- and max-width aren't supported in IE.

[MRGTB]

Yeah, I read about that not being supported in IE, which put me off doing that. I still wanted too keep a narrow look overall though anyway for speed. Rather having anything that starts to look like a full width style look.

I've gone to "780" fixed width at the moment from 760, which seems better and makes a difference even though it's only 20 pixels wider. I think thats still OK with "800X600" also, correct me if I'm wrong!

[Wayne Luke]

I've gone to "780" fixed width at the moment from 760, which seems better and makes a difference even though it's only 20 pixels wider. I think thats still OK with "800X600" also, correct me if I'm wrong!

Depends on the visual style they have applied to their OS. Some could have scrollbars and window frames which are more than 20 pixels wide.

[DirectPixel]

Whats the best fixed width size to go width if I'm not bothered about people using 800X600 screen res, and just want to cater for 1024X768 and larger screen resulutions. Basicly ignoring 800X600 seeing as hardly anybody uses that screen res these days anyway. Didn't you just answer your own question?

Anyways, I usually always design for 758px wide. It's just the most versatile. I have a 1280x1024 display and I always browse in 800x1024. On just about every monitor I have, I make sure my browser window is on 800px width. I almost never full-screen these days.

If I need it to be any larger, I'll use CSS and/or Javascript to set the appropriate width for larger resolutions.

[filburt1]

I do 970px. Starting with the most recent design of WDF, I do all sites with 1024 x 768 in mind now that it has overtaken 800 x 600 in popularity.

[MGM]

Remember min- and max-width aren't supported in IE.
True... I guess a person could use Javascript to figure out what resolution the user is viewing their site at, and then change the widths accordingly...

MGM out