Simple question guys, I have been doing my websites in a screen size of 800x600 for a long time but am now finding that there is more info to put on them and not enough space. I also notice that a lot of other websites are bigger then 800. What size should I be creating these sites in, 800 wude or bigger?

It all depends on how many potential visitors you find it acceptable to possibly "put out" by having too big of a screen. According to the statistics on the link below 80% of all users run 1024x768 or higher. Only 14% run at 800 x 600 (the remainder is unknown). That was back in January, so I would guess that the percentages are even more in favor of bigger resolutions today.

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/b...

Michael J

I maintain a couple of real estate websites and according to "statcounter.com" only about 5% of our visitors are using 800 pixel wide resolution. But since only one missed contact can make a lot of difference in the real estate business, we are still building for 800 pixels wide. We do not want to antagonize ANYONE.

jpw

I agree that building to the lowest common denominator allows those at the low end to view a site without scrolling. But, there's also the chnace that you can annoy those with high resolutions that feel the site has too much unused (white) space. Personally I run a higher resolution so I can use the additional space. When I run into a website built for 800px wide it's like reading a magazine with all the text in a 3" wide strip down the middle.

I'm not saying that isn't the right approach, just more thinking out loud. Of course you could also take the approach of changing the layout based upon the user's display settings. It takes a little more planning, but can be done.

Michael J