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As far as possible, I attempt to "force" my users (almost all of them have 17" monitors) to work with a resolution of 1024x768.
We write large data entry apps (more than 500 columns per table, sometimes even more than 900) so, few big forms are better than many 800x600 ones.
UI design was a nightmare with the tools we had when developing with VB.
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Michael P Butler wrote:
I find that most of my users like to run in 800x600 because they find the screen much more readable.
 I must admit I am like your users.
My programming blahblahblah blog. If you ever find anything useful here, please let me know to remove it.
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Smug mode on.
20" LCD here @ 1600x1200 and it's marvellous. So good in fact, that i bought one for home too!
Once you've used an LCD with cleartype on for dev work, you can't ever ever go back.
Tim Stubbs
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Hi,
I am actually using such a display for development. It is the best for working realy long without torturing your eyes too much.
Tim Stubbs wrote:
Once you've used an LCD with cleartype on for dev work, you can't ever ever go back.
Since i read your comment i enabled ClearType and had to go back as soon as possible 
Using ClearType is like reading the screen without my glasses on.
It realy Drives me crazy.
How can you actually work with an screen that is sharp by design using a software driven unsharpen tool?
/c
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Weird... Cleartype is designed specifically for LCD's and _should_ make things smoother, not less sharp. Do you not have font smoothing on at all then? Both anti-alias the fonts on the screen but Cleartype only really works properly on LCDs (due to the nature of the layout of the display pixels) - it does look blurry on CRTs for example.
My Dell 2001FP 20" LCD certainly doesn't look blurry with cleartype - just far 'smoother', espcially for web browsing.
To each his/her own - I guess that's why it's an 'option' eh?
Tim Stubbs
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<double smug mode>
Why have one when you can have two. . .
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hehehe Well i do have a 19" CRT next to it for dual screen but it's nowhere near as nice as the LCD
Tim Stubbs
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Used it for a couple of years now. I do have a 21' CRT downstairs in a box, but the thing is too damn big for my desk. My 19' takes up a lot of room too. When I finally get round to buying a LCD display I'll buy two, because I'll have the desk-space 
Michael
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I can't stand CRT. I get headaches all the time. I'd gladly change a 19 CRT for a 15 LCD
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