Re: resolution for web sites

Cats wrote:
On May 15, 4:21 pm, Richard Polhill
<richard.n...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Cats wrote:
On May 15, 8:53 am, Richard Polhill
<richard.n...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<snip>
I can't imagine using a computer with that small a screen, and suspect very
few others will.
But try imagining someone who doesn't run their web browser in full
screen mode.
That surely is up to the end user. I can't be expected to only host 320x200
photos because some visitors may not want to hit the maximize button, can I?

This isn't a user interface issue, it's about a photo browser.

What's a photo browser if it's not a user interface?


The PHOTO is CONTENT, not DESIGN.

You use design elements that allow a page to WORK on a smaller screen: this is good web design practice. However, if you're presenting content that by it's nature needs a certain size, eg. a photo, then the content needn't be tiny.

Ideally, one would show thumbnails which link to the larger view, but that doesn't answer the underlying question: what is a good size for the larger view?

He didn't ask how would one design a web site to reach the largest audience. He asked what would be a good size to display a photo (not thumbnail, PHOTO) on a web site. You have to draw a line in the sand somewhere; making it small enough to fit within a 640x480 screen including enough space for the window furniture and shit (say, 48px all round), you'll get a 544x384 max size. On a modern laptop that's 4.5"x3.2" which IS A BIT TOO SMALL.

You may have some idea of web DESIGN best practice, but please consider the CONTENT.

I'll also contend that anybody who regularly uses a small screen is already happy to scroll around a bit; they simply will already be doing so with the vast majority of sites.

IF ONE WANTS TO LOOK AT A PHOTO (_NOT_ THUMBNAIL) ONE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO BE A SENSIBLE SIZE.

It's not like I said post the full 3000x2000 image FGS.
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