Resolution, part II.

[Brandon Martus]

We did this poll a few years ago, but things change.

So .. what resolution do you primarily browse ChiefDelphi using?

I'll keep this open for 2 weeks and we'll see.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

My resolution is set to 1280x1024, but I don't have Opera full screened. Opera is maybe 1024x768. Is there a way of checking what size your windows are?

From Brandon's suggestion: 1046x861, I was close.

[Brandon Martus]

My resolution is set to 1280x1024, but I don't have Opera full screened. Opera is maybe 1024x768. Is there a way of checking what size your windows are?
You could take a screenshot and measure it in photoshop or some other graphics editing program.

[Wetzel]

My resolution is set to 1280x1024, but I don't have Opera full screened. Opera is maybe 1024x768. Is there a way of checking what size your windows are?

From Brandon's suggestion: 1046x861, I was close.

I don't full screen anything but iTunes, Napster or movies, but that is on the second monitor.

Wetzel

[jonathan lall]

1480 x 1112 is the pefect resolution for 19" CRTs, kids.

Brandon, I think the new look is very nice, but I'm sure there are quite a few people in 800 x 600 cursing at you at this very moment. To put this issue to rest scientifically, perhaps you could set something up to automagically log resolutions for a week to fulfill CD census purposes. There's probably a better way to do this but off the top of my head, you can detect resolutions with Javascript right? So then with Javascript, you could set a cookie on the Portal page whose value corresponds to that resolution, which you can then use a PHP script to read and log somewhere. That way, you'll get a very good reading of what people are looking at CD with. Of course, that's probably a lot of work and I wouldn't do it... but it would probably take you like two seconds to whip up. Just an idea.

[Stephen Kowski]

mmm.....1600X1200....

[Wetzel]

1480 x 1112 is the pefect resolution for 19" CRTs, kids.

Brandon, I think the new look is very nice, but I'm sure there are quite a few people in 800 x 600 cursing at you at this very moment. To put this issue to rest scientifically, perhaps you could set something up to automagically log resolutions for a week to fulfill CD census purposes. There's probably a better way to do this but off the top of my head, you can detect resolutions with Javascript right? So then with Javascript, you could set a cookie on the Portal page whose value corresponds to that resolution, which you can then use a PHP script to read and log somewhere. That way, you'll get a very good reading of what people are looking at CD with. Of course, that's probably a lot of work and I wouldn't do it... but it would probably take you like two seconds to whip up. Just an idea.

Sounds like a lot of work...for what?

I still don't understand the reason to goto a fixed size. I keep having to make the browser bigger than I would like it. :(

Wetzel

[Mike]

If your doing this for stats, then I'm pretty sure nearly all web stats programs have resolution size...

[KyleGilbert45]

Other. Laptop

1400x1050

[Ali Ahmed]

I run 1600x1200 at work becuse I work with CAD but at home I use 1024x768.

[Cory]

I'm at 1400x1050 also.

I don't like the new fixed style. I'd rather have it adjust to the size of my monitor.

[Max Lobovsky]

What was the reasoning behind moving to a fixed width? Seems like it won't do much good for anyone and annoy some.

[Brandon Martus]

What was the reasoning behind moving to a fixed width? Seems like it won't do much good for anyone and annoy some.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38040

[Andrew Rudolph]

1280x960

[CmptrGk]

i use 1280x800 (widescreen)

[Yan Wang]

1440x900

[ChrisH]

1400x1050

[petek]

Other:
Work: 1280 x 1024
Everywhere else: 1280 x 854

[Ashley Weed]

Other:
1440x900 (widescreen)

I enjoy CD in its "fuller" version much better. Yesterday's changes for widescreen viewing were difficult to say the least. :(

[Alexander McGee]

1920x1200 Widescreen.

[activemx]

We did this poll a few years ago, but things change.

So .. what resolution do you primarily browse ChiefDelphi using?

I'll keep this open for 2 weeks and we'll see.
Brandon I have a suggestion. To satisfy everyone you could have both options. Using the power off CSS you can acchieve this quite easily. You can just have a link/button on the front page that the user can click can change the style and allow the users to view the website streached or fixed.
Something like this.

currentWidth = 990;
setWidth(990);

function toggleWidth(){
currentWidth = parseInt(currentWidth);
var newWidth =990;
if(currentWidth ==990){
newWidth = 1200;
}
setWidth(newWidth);
currentWidth = newWidth;
}
function setWidth(width){
if(width != 990){
newWidth = 1200;
document.body.style.width = '90%';
}else{
document.body.style.width = '990px';
}
}

[Joel J]

Brandon I have a suggestion. To satisfy everyone you could have both options. Using the power off CSS you can acchieve this quite easily. You can just have a link/button on the front page that the user can click can change the style and allow the users to view the website streached or fixed.
Something like this.

currentWidth = 990;
setWidth(990);

function toggleWidth(){
currentWidth = parseInt(currentWidth);
var newWidth =990;
if(currentWidth ==990){
newWidth = 1200;
}
setWidth(newWidth);
currentWidth = newWidth;
}
function setWidth(width){
if(width != 990){
newWidth = 1200;
document.body.style.width = '90%';
}else{
document.body.style.width = '990px';
}
}


vBulletin comes with a style selector.

[activemx]

vBulletin comes with a style selector.
Why not use that feature.

[Brandon Martus]

Why not use that feature.
Because I wasn't planning on offering a choice. If I were, I would've given the choice and not had to dealt with all this discussion.

[Ryan M.]

As I'm sure Brandon is thinking, maintaining multiple syles is a pain in the neck. I personally respect Brandon for putting in the time to create a whole new style... :)

[activemx]

As I'm sure Brandon is thinking, maintaining multiple syles is a pain in the neck. I personally respect Brandon for putting in the time to create a whole new style... :)
It was just a Javascript sytle i was talking about. Its usefull, not really a pain.

[Denman]

is it back to before? i didn't visit yesterday.....
i like it as it is, as it looks perfect on a full screen browser at 1280*1024, images fit in perfectly and it just looks good.
I will have to see what its like at school on my 1024*watever (cant remember) as the naff monitors wont go above it without it going out of range.... :o

[Ryan M.]

is it back to before?Yeah, it's "normal" again.