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[YourSuperior]

Does anyone have any tips for designing on a 1200x800 screen, because I know most people use 1024x768 but I don't want to have to change my resolution. I want to get everything aligned in most resolutions without having to change mine.

[libertie]

Have you ever considered making a layout that stretches horizontally? This is one case where it's actually okay to use percentages, lol!

You would just set the width to 100% or 90% and then for the header, pick a pattern (like maybe a gradient or something) and have it only repeat horizontally. Use only a solid color/borders for your content background so you don't have to worry about a repeating background that isn't wide enough.

I mentioned using 90% because that way you can have a layout with some background space on either side. You can put a tiling background image here.

edit; For non-fluid layouts, how are you positioning them? Can you show me an example? That way I can tell you exactly, for that type of layout, how to make sure it doesn't "float" when you change your resolution.