template size?

Sagolon · 09.04.2004, 23:21

What is the best template whit/size to chose? I realized that most of the mambo templates look pretty narrow.

stingrey · 10.04.2004, 07:27

Something that will fit on 800 x 600 as there are still quite a lot of users who use this resolution.

Best solution would be to have a variable/liquid template that will change size depending on the users screen resolution, but that just my opinion

Sagolon · 10.04.2004, 10:05

Thank you for your response. I had the problem that I changed the size and some users answered back that the website appeard to big on their screen. So, do you think if I change the width to 800 that would still be displayed ina good way?

richardt · 10.04.2004, 13:18

I try to design templates that are variable width - for example they may have one or two fixed-width columns (for modules), and then a column that resizes to the screen's resolution. (See http://www.brassnthings.net as an example).

alphanostrum · 11.04.2004, 01:30

hi,
my stats say me, the most surfers use 1024*768.

grishan · 11.04.2004, 01:57

yes, the most used typical browser resolution is 1024 * 768.

I prefer on sites with small content a width fixed table or css box layout, witch is hight-stretched dynamicly on resoliutions greater then 1024 * 768.
So that the footer is always at the bottom in the browser window. A little more work on the designconcept but it looks better.

regards
grishan

mibi · 11.04.2004, 02:16

Take a visit to the top 20 high tech companies and you'll find that almost all of them are still designing for the 800x600 resolution.

When they all start to design their sites for 1024x768 then I'll start designing for that resolution.

Navigators who use 800x600 hate horizontal scrolling.

If you have and elastic template, you have to verify that your content looks good in both resolutions. Not always an easy feat.

There are a few good/bad reasons why navigators still use 800x600.
1. maybe they have bad eyesight or need glasses
2. maybe they don't know how to change the resolution
3. maybe on the majority of sites the text is too small on 1024x764 res.
4. maybe it's because the majority of sites (I can speak about here in North America) are still on 800x600 res.
5. maybe they only have a 15" monitor

All I am saying is that verify how your site looks on both resolutions.

grishan · 11.04.2004, 02:26

@mibi

you are right mibi.

look at my comment above, the solution is a width fixed AND centered
layout - a table width of 740 pix is a good value. So you are compatible with
800 * 600 without sideway scrolling - up to whatever you want...
My site at grishan.schwabenserver.de is realized in this way with automatic hightstretching and fixed footer at the bottom.

best regards
grishan

MamboHut · 11.04.2004, 03:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by grishan

My site at grishan.schwabenserver.de is realized in this way with automatic hightstretching and fixed footer at the bottom.

Hey, Nice Design , very clean i see you did some customization to the Repository CSS classes, looks great

grishan · 11.04.2004, 03:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by MamboHut

Hey, Nice Design , very clean i see you did some customization to the Repository CSS classes, looks great

Hi Mambohut,

Thank's for visit my site !

Yes, i have modified the remository.html.php to clean some HTML Output
and add some extra CSS classes for crossbrowser looking design, it tooks me
a lot of time to do the job - and when i'm finisch the work, then i will release
the hack with a readme for the community.
(there are a lot of nested cells and rows, they are not valid
HTML in the remository.html.php and a some tyles are not in the right place)
- every change has to be tested in varios browsers, some work i have to do...

I will do that for other mambo components and modules too, see my thread
at http://mambers.com/showthread.php?t=748

regards
grishan