All good feedback! Fortunately I plan to limit the scope of things to the desktop as previously mentioned.
I can't fathom the tablet / phone market given the number of devices and their different specs. Thanks to everyone for their input. Glen On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:12 PM Phil Davis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Glen, > > There are some screen resolution stats on the web that may be useful, at > least for 'general public' app window sizes: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution > > Phil Davis > > > > On 6/6/19 6:47 AM, Glen Bojsza via use-livecode wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I was looking for input on the following design questions...I haven't > done > > anything for years so I am looking for other developers' experiences. > > > > 1. what would be considered the smallest stack size for a desktop app? > > > > 2. Does the above fill most of the screens in use today ...ie what is the > > noraml or considered the standard screen resolution for a desktop laptop? > > > > 3. Are apps considered acceptable if the user needs to scroll down to see > > the full app. > > > > 4. Are menu bars (ie File Open) still necessary or are users familiar > > enough with section buttons? > > > > 5. If the stack is too large for a user (say they use a lower resoultion > > screen notebook then is there a way to detect this and have scroll bars > > appear? > > > > I appreciate any insights the list may have. > > > > regards, > > > > Glen > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > -- > Phil Davis > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
