Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread Neil Schneider
James G. Sack (jim) wrote: James G. Sack (jim) wrote: Carl Lowenstein wrote: .. Comment on the general state of the web site as seen by the casual viewer. I just went there to verify the date of the next InstallFest. I find that the default font size is awfully small. I am looking at

Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread James G. Sack (jim)
Neil Schneider wrote: .. As long as the fonts are pretty similar in size throughout the site, then the visitor can adjust on their end, if they want the font larger or smaller. That's really is my point exactly. Many websites try to set absolute fontsizes, which in some cases defeats or

Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread Stewart Stremler
begin quoting Neil Schneider as of Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 05:35:37PM -0800: James G. Sack (jim) wrote: [snip] OK, I've made a simple-minded change that makes the text in the event info-table a bit larger. That can be easily re-tweaked according to further feedback. You can adjust the

Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread Stewart Stremler
begin quoting Carl Lowenstein as of Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:09:33PM -0800: On 11/2/06, Stewart Stremler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] Or, in other words, who are we targeting the webpage towards? The average newbie user looking to learn about Linux, or the regular web-oriented gurus who

Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread Carl Lowenstein
On 11/2/06, Stewart Stremler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: begin quoting Carl Lowenstein as of Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:09:33PM -0800: General question: why should any webpage set font sizes different from browser defaults? I realize that there is always someone who knows better. The original

Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread Lan Barnes
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:09:33PM -0800, Carl Lowenstein wrote: I would rather be informed than entertained. A distinction without a difference for me. -- Lan Barnes Linux Guy, SCM Specialist Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Entropy isn't what it used to be. - Slashdot QOTD, 10/11/2006 --

Re: Web site configuration

2006-11-02 Thread Carl Lowenstein
On 11/2/06, Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:09:33PM -0800, Carl Lowenstein wrote: I would rather be informed than entertained. A distinction without a difference for me. Perhaps entertained needs to be expanded as entertained according to someone else's idea