What minimum resolution do you design for?

[AntRid]

I’m just curious to know what minimum resolution your sites are designed for. I’ve been using 800x600 which can present challenges when it comes to a balance between space and information but what are your thoughts? Do you go for the higher res and forget about the others or you don’t care about it at all?

 

[djzalzer]

Very, very few interweb users less than 1024x768.  That's what I'd suggest.  If one of the 1 in 1,000 800x600 users have to have scrollbars, it's not a big deal.

 

[darknesscloud]

When you code for 1280x1024 you get everything between 800x600 and 1280x1024. So that's what I usually go with.

 

[___]

I usually use a flexible/fixed width style that will shrink down to a minimum of 800x600 and stretch to a maximum of 1024x768 or so (using min-width and width).  It doesn't work in IE6 of course (because what fucking works in microsoft software anyway), so I'll write a seperate IE6 sheet for 800x600; you have to figure most people using such a low screen resolution, or who prefer to have a less-than-fullscreen browser window that size, will be using outdated technology anyway so IE6 is probably the browser of choice.

 

[alexanderpas]

if possible, always flexible... else, 800x600 and most of the time centered for higher resolutions

 

[ev149]

I usually do 1000 by 1024, the largest I've used was 1500 by 1000 for a school project on a widescreen monitor.  My smallest was 500 by 500.  I used it on a monitor from 1999 which was only 800 by 600 maximum (and minimum, as it could not be changed) resolution.