( sorry for re-post - first response go only to Dan Kegel )
on short - that means a lot of scroll OR to split too big contents like :
Title
Content asdfsdaf sadfsadf sadfsadfs sad 4545 fsdf sadf sdfsdfsadf
part 1 link, part 2 link ( page bottom )
it could be done with jQuery
also for 800x600 the left menu can be fluid / retractable
2009/2/13 Ben Klein shacklein@gmail.com:
2009/2/13 Francois Gouget fgouget@free.fr:
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009, Dan Kegel wrote:
What with netbooks with small screens abounding, it might make sense to review our web site and make sure its most important parts are usable in an 800x600 screen (easy to simulate, just resize your browser until xwininfo says it's 800x550, those gnome top and bottom bars chew 25 pixels each).
For what it's worth, most netbooks have a 1024x600 resolution (all the 9" and 10" ones as far as I know, with the exception of the HP one which has a highjer resolution). The old 7" models might have had an 800x600 resolution but I think these can be ignored now (no 7" netbook is shipping anymore).
I think it's still valuable as an accessibility thing. Remember, not everyone has excellent eyesight!