>>How do you optimize a web
>>site for 800 by 600.
>>Or do I have no
>>clue what im talking about?
>
>You have no idea what you're
>talking about
>
>Basically optimizing a website for 800*600
>is another way of saying
>this page won't look very
>good in smaller or larger
>resolutions.
If done right, web pages should look good at resolutions as low as 640x480. I try to design my HTML pages to conform to 640x480 stadards while still looking good for a person using 1024x768, or even the video mode I run in: 1600x1200.
The key is to not use any background graphics that look bad when repeated, these include backgrounds built for 640x480 monitors where the side-bar repeats. Often no background image is best.
With good use of tables and text/image alignment your page can look good on all monitors of all sizes.
One thing I don't adhere to however is that lame 216 color rule. I figure if you're still dabbling in the 256 color days you need to spend $50 for a better computer. I only use the 216 colors because some of them look really good like #000099, but for the most part, everyone has at least a 15/16bit color display, even most laptops.
-Xotor-
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