800x600 default (Re: [Patch] Add dmask/fmask support into media:/)

[Frans Englich]

On Saturday 26 August 2006 15:41, Gary L. Greene Jr. wrote:
> On Saturday 26 August 2006 08:31, Frans Englich wrote:
> > On Saturday 26 August 2006 02:22, Gary L. Greene Jr. wrote:
> > > On Friday 25 August 2006 22:16, Clarence Dang wrote:
> > > > On Friday 25 August 2006 02:40, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > > > > 800x600 with a 46px panel.
> > > >
> > > > I think we should review this for KDE 4.  800x600 is unrealistic
> > > > these days and doesn't reflect the reality of some of our dialogs.
> > >
> > > Most desktops (if not all) I see these days don't go smaller than
> > > 1024x768.
> >
> > "Currently, about 60% of all monitors are set at 1024x768 pixels. In
> > comparison, only about 17% use 800x600 so it's obviously less important
> > to aim at perfection for these small-display users. What's equally
> > obvious, however, is that you can't simply ignore 17% of your customer
> > segment by providing a frozen layout that requires more screen space than
> > they have available."[1]
> >
> > That some KDE developers can't properly design GUIs needs to be changed,
> > not accepted.
> >
> > Anecdotal evidence from someone who walks around at the office at work
> > and peeks at his wife's PC is not of much interest. There's a world out
> > there where not everyone runs around with the latest cell, ipod, and a
> > flat screen display.
>
> Please cut the condescending crap.

Ok, that was a bit condescending. But what is the most condescending? My 
comment or the way dialogs commonly are designed in KDE? I surely know what 
we need the least.

> I've worked in the IT industry both as 
> an IT systems deployment and repair specialist and as programmer at a
> fairly large university where we serviced not just the staff's machines but
> also the students as well, and now for a private company of over 400
> people. I wasn't using a small use base for this information. 800x600
> displays (in the US anyway) are far more rare than that page suggests.
> 
> Besides, I'd like to see where they also get those numbers from...... 

Me too. I was close to not mentioning the link because of its lack of 
substance. I mailed him about that. I'll get back if/when I get a reply.

I googled a bit and found a similar number here(20% are using 800x600, in 
2006):

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp


Cheers,

		Frans