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Standard Web Page Size
Two questions that I need answered ASAP:
1) Is the "standard" web page width 760px?
2) What is the "standard" size (both height and width) for splash pages?
1) Is the "standard" web page width 760px?
2) What is the "standard" size (both height and width) for splash pages?
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I'd agree with mrichmon about the splash screens. A noticeable amount of users will close the page rather than click the link to skip the splash screen if they don't want to see it. However, this also depends on the type of site you are running. If you're keeping people from quickly getting to content or information they need, then splash screens are a bad idea. If your splash screen, IS part of your content (example: you're a designer and it shows off your flash skills, etc.), then it might not be such a bad idea.
> 1) Is the "standard" web page width 760px?
No. No such 'standard'. I agree a little with esw074: "800x600 and 1024x768" adding 1280x1024.
You should consider your intended audience, and make it as small (fewer pixels) as you can. If you have pictures, same rules go: 256 is enough, don't overdo it unless critical.
> 2) What is the "standard" size (both height and width) for splash pages?
Same answer. You can go smaller, less pixels, than 800x600, but there's no point to that anymore.
Developers should ever beware that the users just may not have the most up to date hardware that they do, and if something don't work, such as an incomplete window that a user cannot scroll to see the rest of (or doesn't want to) their product won't sell.
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
It looks like 1024 is in the running @ 57% and 800 is in the running @ 20%
As for Flash ....should not really matter because it will scale to fit your browser page.