FLASH: Gen Consensus

[Jefferis]

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>An interesting phenomenon I've noticed is that people with recent-vintage

>machines and decent-size monitors frequently have them set to 640x480 and

>8-bit color. Sometimes it's because they just prefer the huge size of

>things, but mostly it's because they're unaware that the other settings

>exist. If I ever have to do community service, I'd like it to be to seek

>these people out and teach them how to set their displays.


I have found this to be the case as well. Most PC clients of mine have no 

idea how to operate their systems or change any settings.  It is the most 

frustrating part of creating for the PC market, especially since things 

look like they will print on paper on a Mac, and I could create much 

finer and more balanced pages if the resolutions were the same on both 

platforms.


I have a tech question for anyone who can explain it:


The Mac's screens are geared to 72 dpi, and the PC screens are 96 dpi. 

You would think, since there are more dots to the inch on the PC, the 

screens would actually have finer resolution and be more compressed and 

the Macs would be larger.  

Why is the other way around?  Why does text, e.g., created on the Mac at 

12 points come out as 16 or 18 point on the PC? Why do the graphics 

expand a similar amount and take up more screen real estate?


Jeff


Peterson Sales

Web Design and Marketing

410 Woodland Ave.

Grove City, PA 16127-1824

http://www.PetersonSales.net


Tel. 724-458-4160

Fax. 724-458-7169


ICQ 19112253



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