Jason Crosse wrote: > Shark Attack Design wrote: >> I wonder what proportion of web users ever bother to adjust the default text >> size of their browser(s)? The preset default size is generally 16 (I think >> Safari is different?) although I'm not sure what the units are for that >> default -- pixels? Points? > > It's been discussed fairly recently on this list. The 16px default size is > based on text being 12pt high on a 96dpi screen. Now, many new PCs are being > dispatched with 120dpi or higher pre-configured so on those machines 16px > will not be the default: it will be bigger. > > Also, now many mobile devices with small screens are accessing the web, and > their default pixel size is unlikely to be 16px.
I saw a report mentioned a few years ago saying that (1) the majority of web surfing in Japan is done via cell phone, and (2) analysts expect Europe to go the same way. Considering that that was a few years ago, Europe may already be doing the majority of its web surfing via mobile devices, too. Only the US lags behind, courtesy of our pathetic excuses for cell phone service providers ... -- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] authenticity, honesty, community ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
