Comments on: Screen Resolution and CSS Style Sheets http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm The Mobile Web From A Desktop Perspective Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lokin http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-111609 Lokin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-111609 The solution is simple but not likely to be used, which seems to be the murphy's law of the internet. The device should have an option that allows you to set the browser to interpret or act as either a handheld or screen device. If a website is css created for handheld devices, your handheld may or may not read it (depending on how they created it) Having a simple setting that says "Handheld" or "Screen" would determine how your handheld presents itself to the website thus affecting which CSS style sheet it gets. If the site sucks one way, switch to the other. In the magical world of corporations (esp microsoft) they some how always seem to miss out on what should be the golden rule of technology - "let the user decide" The solution is simple but not likely to be used, which seems to be the murphy’s law of the internet. The device should have an option that allows you to set the browser to interpret or act as either a handheld or screen device. If a website is css created for handheld devices, your handheld may or may not read it (depending on how they created it)

Having a simple setting that says “Handheld” or “Screen” would determine how your handheld presents itself to the website thus affecting which CSS style sheet it gets.

If the site sucks one way, switch to the other. In the magical world of corporations (esp microsoft) they some how always seem to miss out on what should be the golden rule of technology – “let the user decide”

]]> By: Don http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-94270 Don Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:41:26 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-94270 We are getting ready to start developing in Drupal but we have been researching the differences between Drupal and WordPress and the effects of CSS with both… Can anyone provide any feedback between the pros and cons of each? Thanks!

]]> By: Screen Resolution - Some Simple Advice | StayGoLinks http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5540 Screen Resolution - Some Simple Advice | StayGoLinks Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:20:25 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-5540 [...] Many will read his article on Screen Resolution and Page Layout and be in agreement. His simple advice is clear. Optimize for 1024×768, but don’t design solely for this size. Have a fluid design that works at any resolution, from 800×600 to 1280×1024 and beyond. IMHO that simple advice may be clear but it’s wrong. Just look at the prior posts on Good Resolutions and Screen Resolution and Style sheets to see why simple can be too simple. [...] [...] Many will read his article on Screen Resolution and Page Layout and be in agreement. His simple advice is clear. Optimize for 1024×768, but don’t design solely for this size. Have a fluid design that works at any resolution, from 800×600 to 1280×1024 and beyond. IMHO that simple advice may be clear but it’s wrong. Just look at the prior posts on Good Resolutions and Screen Resolution and Style sheets to see why simple can be too simple. [...]

]]> By: Good Resolutions | StayGoLinks http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8 Good Resolutions | StayGoLinks Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-8 [...] A Public DiaryOn The Way To A Patent   « Screen Resolution and Stylesheets [...] [...] A Public DiaryOn The Way To A Patent   « Screen Resolution and Stylesheets [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7 admin Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:36:20 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-7 That's a good point, ryan, however I don't think that's the way the world will go. Ben C, you raise a whole other issue that is fascinating and got me exploring. I'll be posting shortly on that issue of how the resolution gets to be used, particularly on ultra-portables as they're being called. That’s a good point, ryan, however I don’t think that’s the way the world will go.

Ben C, you raise a whole other issue that is fascinating and got me exploring. I’ll be posting shortly on that issue of how the resolution gets to be used, particularly on ultra-portables as they’re being called.

]]> By: Ben C http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6 Ben C Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:52:35 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-6 http://www.mobiletechreview.com/Dell-Axim-X51v.htm From the link above, 'The Dell has a VGA 640 x 480 resolution display, while standard QVGA Pocket PCs have QVGA (quarter VGA) 240 x 320 resolution displays. That means you'll see more on screen, but not four times more, even though VGA is four times higher resolution than QVGA. Why? Microsoft's implementation of VGA is designed to make the display very attractive and readable rather than cram true VGA into a small screen.' http://www.mobiletechreview.com/Dell-Axim-X51v.htm

From the link above,

‘The Dell has a VGA 640 x 480 resolution display, while standard QVGA Pocket PCs have QVGA (quarter VGA) 240 x 320 resolution displays. That means you’ll see more on screen, but not four times more, even though VGA is four times higher resolution than QVGA. Why? Microsoft’s implementation of VGA is designed to make the display very attractive and readable rather than cram true VGA into a small screen.’

]]> By: ryan http://www.staygolinks.com/screen-resolution-and-stylesheets.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5 ryan Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:51:51 +0000 http://www.staygolinks.com/?p=18#comment-5 sorry but the reality of small screen devices is that the designer does not get to use lots of pretty graphics and fancy formatting and font styles. people use small screen devices to QUICKLY access information. the only design considerations should be saying what needs to be said in as few words as possible in as few screens as possible! sorry but the reality of small screen devices is that the designer does not get to use lots of pretty graphics and fancy formatting and font styles. people use small screen devices to QUICKLY access information. the only design considerations should be saying what needs to be said in as few words as possible in as few screens as possible!

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