Text size on your monitor would probably look even more enormous to me.
Try 1600x1200 on a 19" monitor like I use. BTW, I'd bump it up even more
if the refresh rate weren't atrocious.
So, change your settings to something more suited to a larger screen
size. There is more than just the dimensions, you know. Assuming you use
Windows, adjusting the font sizes in the Display/Appearance tab alone
can make a big difference. Individual applications often have default
font sizes and/or zoom factors that you can take advantage of, too. And
there is dpi, of course, assuming your apps don't barf when you change
it. Sadly, some will become unusable.
There is no reason to feel crippled by a high resolution.
Changing font size in the display applet makes the font bigger and messes
the layout in the some apps. I am not going to go back and forth playing
with this setting depending on the app I am using. I switch betwen apps all
the time. In my current display, the font setting is also disabled.
This feature never works right in Windows. It's a know issue and MS plans
to fix this in Longhorn. High resolution is crippling if your eyes or/and
gfx card can support it properly. If I increase screen resolution ibn
games, they become slow and jerky.
This is completely irrelevant.
You don't expect them to play with dpi to view your site properly.
This is something we do agree on.
Um, I don't let a few poorly designed web pages determine my screen
settings. If browsing is the only thing you use the monitor for, then
sure, let the web decide for you. If you use it for other things, then
do whatever works best for the bulk of your work. Just don't expect
others to do what you do.
We agree that one uses whatever resolutions best fits their needs. My 1024
fits me fine. I don't have a 20/20 vision and I went with a 21" monitor so
I don't have to strain my eyes. I spend hours working with a computer.
If text is too big for you in 1024, go to 1600 and higher if you need to.
If going over 1024 just buys me more white space in 90% of sites while
making text go smaller, I have no reason then to go above 1024. The only
side effect is I get less content on one screenful. 1024 shows pretty good
amount for me to begin with.
Um, my gains have nothing to do with browsing the web.
See above.
Welcome to the WWW. Perhaps you'd feel less frustrated if you switched
to PDF.
We don't live in a perfect world. Most sites don't validate properly. Most
of them don't fill the screen when going with a higher resolution. yahoo,
msn, hotmail, yahoo, cnn, amazon, ebay, ..etc. People keep talking about
how things should be when the real world examples prove otherwise.
Karim
