Optimal webpage sizes
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I suggest that the optimal webpage dimension is that which accommodates the greatest percentage of your target audience without compromising intended function, whatever it may be. This may come at the expense of aesthetics, but it doesn't have to, and shouldn't if your site is designed to look pretty rather than show content.
It might be best practice to design/code for that resolution but to build pages/sites that degrade gracefully, so people using different screen resolutions, have javascript disabled (etc) or use screen readers can still use the site. The basics of this is using CSS min/max-widths and fluid layouts, the rest you can look up and I am sketchy on anyway!
Here are some pages that may be of interest to you, plucked straight from google:
A List Apart: Articles: 12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards
The Perfect Fluid Width Layout - CSS-Tricks
Not Designing for Most Common Screen Resolution
Google is your friend, go look. Also, don't make the mistake of assuming 800x600 = 800x600 pixels before the scroll. You need to account for browser chrome and all that stuff. Hope that helps a bit more, PM me and I will help if I can, but I am far from experienced.
It might be best practice to design/code for that resolution but to build pages/sites that degrade gracefully, so people using different screen resolutions, have javascript disabled (etc) or use screen readers can still use the site. The basics of this is using CSS min/max-widths and fluid layouts, the rest you can look up and I am sketchy on anyway!
Here are some pages that may be of interest to you, plucked straight from google:
A List Apart: Articles: 12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards
The Perfect Fluid Width Layout - CSS-Tricks
Not Designing for Most Common Screen Resolution
Google is your friend, go look. Also, don't make the mistake of assuming 800x600 = 800x600 pixels before the scroll. You need to account for browser chrome and all that stuff. Hope that helps a bit more, PM me and I will help if I can, but I am far from experienced.
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