Comments on: Minimal Screen Resolution for Application http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2199 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:31:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2199 The only two places where I had problems with resolution while working with LiquidPlanner were new project screen and introduction videos/tutorials.<br/><br/>I managed to add a project though. Either standard button accepted with Enter, or guessing which button is OK or changing settings in browser (in my Chrome setup the screen is OK) or full-screen mode works well. The problem is I don't want to use any of these tricks since they're additional effort for me as a user.<br/><br/>Anyway, I always feel great when developers care enough to check what people write about their software. Thanks for the comment. The only two places where I had problems with resolution while working with LiquidPlanner were new project screen and introduction videos/tutorials.

I managed to add a project though. Either standard button accepted with Enter, or guessing which button is OK or changing settings in browser (in my Chrome setup the screen is OK) or full-screen mode works well. The problem is I don’t want to use any of these tricks since they’re additional effort for me as a user.

Anyway, I always feel great when developers care enough to check what people write about their software. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: netghost http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2198 netghost Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:24:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2198 Hey good point Pawel. I feel your pain, I used to have a 12" Mac LC (can't remember the resolution, but it was very low by today's standards) and ran into this a lot. I'm actually one of the developers at LiquidPlanner. <br/><br/>We tend to worry the most about the width of the standard screen, but netbooks with half height displays are changing this. Netbooks are fairly new, but becoming a lot more popular these days. I'll take a look at our dialogs (I think that's the largest one we have), and see what we can do in the next release or two.<br/><br/>If you come across anything else that behaves poorly, send an email to support@liquidplanner.com<br/><br/>Oh and I think you can usually hit enter to accept or esc to reject most dialogs. Hey good point Pawel. I feel your pain, I used to have a 12″ Mac LC (can’t remember the resolution, but it was very low by today’s standards) and ran into this a lot. I’m actually one of the developers at LiquidPlanner.

We tend to worry the most about the width of the standard screen, but netbooks with half height displays are changing this. Netbooks are fairly new, but becoming a lot more popular these days. I’ll take a look at our dialogs (I think that’s the largest one we have), and see what we can do in the next release or two.

If you come across anything else that behaves poorly, send an email to support@liquidplanner.com

Oh and I think you can usually hit enter to accept or esc to reject most dialogs.

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2197 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:18:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2197 Jesus,<br/><br/>Usually the most simple tricks allow us to avoid this kind of mistakes. You don't need to polish all windows to verify whether they suit to specific screen resolution. Jesus,

Usually the most simple tricks allow us to avoid this kind of mistakes. You don’t need to polish all windows to verify whether they suit to specific screen resolution.

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2196 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:15:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2196 Alex,<br/><br/>Yes, this is an ancient problem, but all these years back we were constantly moving up with screen resolutions. Everyone knew that another step after 640x480 was 800x600.<br/><br/>Now you just don't know. There are standard 4/3 proportions but there are panoramic screens too which don't necessarily keep the standard (vide netbooks). There are mobile phones vendors who don't keep any standards - resolutions are driven by hardware design and size of the phone.<br/><br/>Of course the source of the problem is lack of awareness during UI design but this time waiting for the better future with better screen resolutions resolutions won't work. Especially for web applications. Alex,

Yes, this is an ancient problem, but all these years back we were constantly moving up with screen resolutions. Everyone knew that another step after 640×480 was 800×600.

Now you just don’t know. There are standard 4/3 proportions but there are panoramic screens too which don’t necessarily keep the standard (vide netbooks). There are mobile phones vendors who don’t keep any standards – resolutions are driven by hardware design and size of the phone.

Of course the source of the problem is lack of awareness during UI design but this time waiting for the better future with better screen resolutions resolutions won’t work. Especially for web applications.

]]> By: Jesus Carlos Contreras http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2195 Jesus Carlos Contreras Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:14:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2195 One of my favorite selling tools is prototyping. Your post made me realize I have to consider this issue. Great post. One of my favorite selling tools is prototyping. Your post made me realize I have to consider this issue. Great post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2194 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:10:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2194 For the first case you mean need the Taekwindow utility. For the first case you mean need the Taekwindow utility.

]]> By: Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for.html#comment-2193 Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:06:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/minimal-screen-resolution-for-application.html#comment-2193 This is an ancient problem. I remember when screen resolutions first went from 640x480 up to 800x600 for some computers. Redesigning computer software for both resolutions was a nightmare.<br/><br/>It still is.<br/><br/>The web improved this situation a little. Web applications are often written to deal with flexible window sizes. Many web pages are designed for specific, fixed resolutions now, though.<br/><br/>Part of the failure of web-on-the-cell-phone in the US is because web designers do not want to redesign their applications and web sites for those tiny screens. Smaller notebook screens will suffer for the same reason.<br/><br/>--Alex<br/>http://www.alexsbrown.com This is an ancient problem. I remember when screen resolutions first went from 640×480 up to 800×600 for some computers. Redesigning computer software for both resolutions was a nightmare.

It still is.

The web improved this situation a little. Web applications are often written to deal with flexible window sizes. Many web pages are designed for specific, fixed resolutions now, though.

Part of the failure of web-on-the-cell-phone in the US is because web designers do not want to redesign their applications and web sites for those tiny screens. Smaller notebook screens will suffer for the same reason.

–Alex
http://www.alexsbrown.com

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