Re: design standards?

I'm thinking that via our IT inventory list I can identify the range of
resolutions available our standard monitors throughout our organization,
then do some statistical sampling to see what resolutions folks actually
use. I can then create something like:
600x800 1024x768 higher than 1024x768
% of users 18% 71% 11%
and use the % of employees who can view the screen as one criteria, where by
default the result would be 11%, 82% (11+71), or 100%

to me 82% (80/20 rule) would be the minimum acceptable, and 100% would be
desirable but would be weighted along with the other criteria to maximize
functionality for the greatest number of users.
Thanks!
Keith

"Ronx" <ronx917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There are no stats that I know of regarding browser window sizes, but
screen resolution sizes can be found at www.thecounter.com Many users
with high resolution screens use their browsers at small sizes, such as
800x600.
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"KR" <not_a_real_address@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Murray- thanks for the link- it's funny, I was actually thinking about
the
different resolutions problem when I wrote the original post, and
considered
putting in 600x800 and 1024x768 so that any design could be graded based
on
the relative number of internal users who are at each resolution (my
need
is
related to internal company webpages, so we can estimate or collect data
on
user monitor settings).

The browser window width issue is one that I hadn't thought of while
writing
my post (although I'm an unfortunate victim of it all the time). That's
exactly the type of criteria I'm interested in, although I'm hoping that
someone, somewhere, has aggregated a lot of similarly useful criteria in
one
place...
:)
Keith

"Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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* Is the page so large that it won't fit on a standard resolution
screen?

There is no such standard. And screen size is not the critical
consideration anyhow - it's the visitor's browser's viewport
dimensions.
Please read this -

http://www.thepattysite.com/window_sizes1.cfm

--
Murray
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MVP FrontPage


"KR" <not_a_real_address@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've done some web searching, but there is so much junk out there I
can't
find a clear source, so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right
direction.

I'm looking for a set of web page design standards (online info, or a
reference to a book that does a good job of this) that include a set
of
systematic criteria for web page/ web site evaluation, for example:

* Is the page so large that it won't fit on a standard resolution
screen?
* Are clickable graphics visually distinct from non-clickable
graphics?
* Are descriptions for each potential action ("click here to ....")
embedded
inline with the areas the user will interact with?
* Is there a single-click way to get back to the main page?
* From the main page, can you get to every page within 4 clicks?
* From the main page, are all subpages categorized clearly so a user
will
always know where to find what they are looking for?
* etc.

While I need at least the physical/visual design, I'd prefer to also
have
as
much information on functionality (like the number of clicks) and
site
structure as well. I'm much less interested (for now) in the
programming
details- I want to develop a good design first, then figure out how
to
implement it rather than trying to design a less functional interface
because I feel limited by the tools available.

I appreciate any suggestions you might have for sites or books that
do
a
good job of covering this topic.

Thanks!
Keith










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