Comments on: Screen resolution: The (not so) Big Picture http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2006/06/26/screen-resolution-the-not-so-big-picture/ Behind the Scenes at Ilium Software Sat, 18 May 2013 13:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mark Jones http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2006/06/26/screen-resolution-the-not-so-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-1856 Mark Jones Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:55:51 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=21#comment-1856 I use Listpro for everything. I use it for my calendar, my tasks, planner, archive of info, client notes, agendas and on and on. But I have to disagree about the font sizes. When I set the comfortable viewing font on my pocketpc, it then is way too small on my laptop (which admittedly is very hi rez). Is it really all that evil or difficult to make them independent of one another? No, I don’t want to see 300 lines of text, but 15-18 would be nice and still be able to see it on the laptop. This would genuinely help me. I don’t aim to climb on the bandwagon of bigger (or smaller) is better; but sometimes it may be.

Again, I love listpro. What is there in comparison? Nothing, but since you admit to getting many requests about the font, how about giving it a think?
Thanks for listening.

]]> By: Ilium Software Blog » Blog Archive » Screen Resolution Rant VS. Samsung Q1:Fight! http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2006/06/26/screen-resolution-the-not-so-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Ilium Software Blog » Blog Archive » Screen Resolution Rant VS. Samsung Q1:Fight! Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:59:01 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=21#comment-87 [...] After writing my little opinion essay on screen resolution, something was missing. “What about the new UMPCs!? Those have tiny screens!” [...]

]]> By: Marc http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2006/06/26/screen-resolution-the-not-so-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Marc Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:10:04 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=21#comment-38 “Innovation for the Sake of Innovation” rather than “Innovation for the Sake of a Better Product” is certainly a danger in this industry. At the same time there is the very real challenge that everyone wants something different. For a long time I ran such a high resolution on my monitor here that it made other people’s eyes bleed just to look at it. Meanwhile other folks use resolutions that, from my POV, look like children’s books because everything is so big.

The trick for software developers like us is deciding where to draw the line. Is a new feature actually a benefit? Or just one more shiny bangle that complicates the product and really doesn’t help the user? Is it the latest fad? Or the next trend in the mobile market?

I believe hardware manufacturers are making the same sorts of decisions. Unfortunately, the only way to discover the answers to these questions is to send the product out there and let time sort out what works and what doesn’t.

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