Comments on: The Average Web User http://www.siolon.com/blog/the-average-web-user/ Musings on SharePoint, User Experience, and More Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:57:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Poteet http://www.siolon.com/blog/the-average-web-user/comment-page-1/#comment-1875 Chris Poteet Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:22:27 +0000 http://www.siolon.com/2007/the-average-web-user/#comment-1875 @Justin: You might enjoy this article on <a href="http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/develop-css/flexible-fixed-layouts" rel="nofollow">Flexible Fixed Layouts</a>. It sounds similar to the link you provided. While Flash and Silverlight are powerful tools, I wonder as the web becomes less and less about a desktop computer that we will once again be stuck to worrying about small resolutions but far smaller than 800x600 (e.g. cell phone, Palm Pilot, etc). I think this would be a good environment for vectors, but robust animation technology might be a ways away. @Justin: You might enjoy this article on Flexible Fixed Layouts. It sounds similar to the link you provided.

While Flash and Silverlight are powerful tools, I wonder as the web becomes less and less about a desktop computer that we will once again be stuck to worrying about small resolutions but far smaller than 800x600 (e.g. cell phone, Palm Pilot, etc). I think this would be a good environment for vectors, but robust animation technology might be a ways away.

]]> By: Justin Kohnen http://www.siolon.com/blog/the-average-web-user/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Justin Kohnen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:13:13 +0000 http://www.siolon.com/2007/the-average-web-user/#comment-1874 Hello choir, this is preacher... I too agree, we still have to support 800 x 600, but that doesn't mean we need to limit applications to a fixed width. (I personally prefer the jello mold layout http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/jello.html). However, I feel richer web applications are going to become the standard. (Look at the popularity of AJAX) This desire will move development more toward Flash and SilverLight solutions. At which point, vector imaging will overcome the resolution debate. But that's not for another 5 to 10 years. Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. Hello choir, this is preacher…

I too agree, we still have to support 800 x 600, but that doesn’t mean we need to limit applications to a fixed width. (I personally prefer the jello mold layout http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/jello.html).

However, I feel richer web applications are going to become the standard. (Look at the popularity of AJAX) This desire will move development more toward Flash and SilverLight solutions. At which point, vector imaging will overcome the resolution debate. But that’s not for another 5 to 10 years. Of course that’s just my opinion, I could be wrong.

]]> By: Chris Poteet http://www.siolon.com/blog/the-average-web-user/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Chris Poteet Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:46:03 +0000 http://www.siolon.com/2007/the-average-web-user/#comment-1871 @Dan: Yes, I agree. I still for conservative's sake still stick to a fixed width of 760, but I assume that can change soon. @Dan: Yes, I agree. I still for conservative’s sake still stick to a fixed width of 760, but I assume that can change soon.

]]> By: Dan Grossman http://www.siolon.com/blog/the-average-web-user/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Dan Grossman Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:57:48 +0000 http://www.siolon.com/2007/the-average-web-user/#comment-1870 800x600 and below is still at least 10% of web surfers, so it's hard to stop designing for them... on the other hand, they're increasingly exposed to designs that don't fit their window well, so whether you are going to drive those users away with, say, an 780 pixel body with perhaps a right-hand sidebar off screen is questionable. 800x600 and below is still at least 10% of web surfers, so it’s hard to stop designing for them… on the other hand, they’re increasingly exposed to designs that don’t fit their window well, so whether you are going to drive those users away with, say, an 780 pixel body with perhaps a right-hand sidebar off screen is questionable.

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