Web Design Poll - Fullscreen browser?

MoP · Mar 2006

Just related to having my website updated, I figured I should find out if the majority of people browse with a full-screen (not F11, just maximised) window, or if they use their browser in windowed mode most often.

Additionally, if you browse in windowed mode, does my site (link in sig) give you horizontal scrollbars?

Keg · Mar 2006

I used to run windowed, but it was full width, just some space at the top for irc and such. but since going dual monitor I have firefox using my main screen. res sits at 1600x1200.

Weiser_Cain · Mar 2006

Windowed most of the time, it takes up about half the screen at 2048x resolution and I multitask in the other half.
Both sites show up here without the bottom thingy.

Hollowmind · Mar 2006

Maximized at home, windowed at work.

CheapAlert · Mar 2006

windowed so i can close any popups that get in my way.

KDR_11k · Mar 2006

Opera in full screen and MDI mode.

What popups?

hawken · Mar 2006

those words "fullscreen browser" bring me out in hives.

thankfully you meant maximised, which is a dumb question because I bet 99.99% of people do

gauss · Mar 2006

well, when you're cruising internets with a super fly widescreen monitor like mine, sometimes maximized is a bit much. though as it happens, viewing this thread, it is maximized--because sometimes you just want to soak up all the polycount. now is just such a time. but when i checked out your new site earlier, it looked just fine in my typical-size browsing window.

oXYnary · Mar 2006

.01% here..

Maybe it depends on your audience. I assume art directors. So what do they want?

(and yes, i get a side scroll)

Asherr · Mar 2006

windowed at around 1024x768 on a 1280x960 desktop.

JonMurphy · Mar 2006

Windowed on mine. No horizontal scroll bars then looking at your site, though, MoP

JonT · Mar 2006

I window it when the monitor is big enough. Sites like bbc news take the mickey on a 1600x monitor fullscreen.

However on ym own computer it's fullscreen at 1024x and your site makes the most of the space that's there.

ps. the gf loves your tarsier so much she wants to start 3d modelling stuff

hope that gives ya a smile

rooster · Mar 2006

just because I enjoy choosing options that aren't on polls, sometimes maximised sometimes windowed

and because its true. No scrollbar for me :]

KDR_11k · Mar 2006

Translation: "Where is the CowboyNeal option?"

SouL · Mar 2006

Windowed.
If it isn't porn, it isn't full-screen.

sledgy · Mar 2006

Full-screen on both single and dual monitor setups with a tabbed browser. There is no substitute.

Nice work on the site btw MoP. Very navigable. Where's Dina??

MoP · Mar 2006

Thanks for the feedback, people.

JonT: Hehe, yeah it did

Actually if she liked that, I just finished a quick cheap animation (for compositing coursework, it's a uni project so I didn't put too much effort in), but Tarsier is the character I used, you can download the fairly final anim here.

sledgy: Hmm, good point - I didn't think she was up to my current quality but I reckon a quick ZBrush pass should sort that out... I'll get 'er up

sledgy · Mar 2006

It will definitely be a nice piece finished. I've heard different opinions but I personally don't see anything wrong with using likenesses of popular characters. Look at Daz' amazing Bond stuff. If you can pull it off well go for it

Web Design Poll - Fullscreen browser?

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