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Originally Posted by JMac
I've been designing in 1024x768, feeling that (espcecially here in Canada, where high speed and high tech are supreme) if they weren't already, users would catch up pretty quickly... that was despite reading a poll here a while back that gave 800x600 as the most common resolution. All of our clients (except this one, of course) have had 1024x768 or more.
When I explained screen resolution to her, a blank look came over her face. The concept of tinkering with the default settings on something so simple as screen resolution was horrifying to her.
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I've run into many neophyte users who don't know much at all about changing
any settings on their computer. They know how to get online and browse the web. I suppose it's somewhat similar to drivers who know only how to put gas in the car. Anything beyond that and they're truly lost.
As for designing for 1024x768 or 800x600, I take the route of designing for a decent look even down to 640x480. WebTV is even a bit smaller (560x420)! I try to get the best compromise for all the resolutions I can. I even check how it looks on a PDA with the Shift+F11 option in Opera for Small Screen Rendering view.
As for the list of browsing tricks, they're things that many of us take for granted. How many people know that if you hold the shift key when you click a link (even in IE!) it opens the link in a new window? I use that all the time (though I rarely use IE).
Best Regards,
Narasinha