1024x769 resolution

[sle2002]

When designing a website for 1024x768 browser, what pixel size should i start out with in Photoshop?

I have seen 990x 560 on the web and also 999x618, but not sure which one would be best or if there is a better size?

 

[blueark]

Either will work. It depends a great deal on the end user and their configuration. You could take a screen grab of an open browser and open it in Photoshop to see how much space the chrome (borders, menus, scrollbars, etc) takes up. One way of doing it is to place the chrome on a layer of its own, deleting the page content so lower layers show through.

Keep in mind that users are very unpredicable. Do they have an extra toolbar cutting into the height? Is their History pane open, cutting into the width? Many web designers create flexible layouts that can adapt to all these situations, while others make fixed width layouts that are narrow enough to suit most browsers. Height isn't a big issue, but take care with the width.

 

[sle2002]

ok, thanks.

 

[dagger2002]

My suggestion is to design it for an 800 by 600 and center it that way you hit all areas of resolution. 789 wide.

 

[matelin1]

I am fairly new to the tpic on what size to design for. when u say design for 800/600 and center in the sixe settings do i use them numbers? or do I use 789 for the width, than what about the height? Oh and how do I center? all mine r looking like they are lefthand side instead of centered. Thanks

 

[dagger2002]

I use 800 wide height varies. Don't set the height. and center the head.

 

[jimoblak]

Beware about standards for the sizes of web layouts. Supposing that the user has a display of 1024x768 pixels, what is to say that all these users have their browser maximized? There are no rules here.

When in doubt, explore the structure of your favorite major web site (ex: disney.com. ford.com, yahoo.com, etc.) for guidance on what size of layout that you should use.

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