>> Brian M. Curran wrote:
>>
>> Thanks again. One question though. In regards to:
>>
>>> This will keep the NYC Web "Accessibility Police" from shutting you
>>> down:
>>> body { /*font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;*/
>>> font: 100%/1.4 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
>>> }
>>
>> My font size is now larger than I'd like it. I'm not familiar with
>> accessibility issues. Any comments?
> >
> >
> David Laakso wrote:
>
> Then add one of these to your style sheet. Use whatever one does for
> your personal need or aesthetic pleasure...
> p { font-size: 95%; }
> p { font-size: 90%; }
> p { font-size: 85%; }
> p { font-size: 80%; }
> p { font-size: 75%; }
> p { font-size: 70%; }
> p { font-size: 65%; }
> p { font-size: 60%; }
> p { font-size: 55%; }
>
> The "rule of thumb," among those of us who have been around for awhile,
> is to declare user default on the body and let the content p inherit
> default. In other words, the decision regarding whether the font-size
> is too big, too small, or just -right is left to the user to decide. She
> can then adjust it to her need (rather than your taste and whim ), in
> /her/ browser.
> The roughly equivalent font-size default is :
>
> pixel default=16px
> keyword=medium (you had small)
> em=1em
> percent=!00% (I used percent as it seems more consistent to me
> cross-os/browser)
>
>
>
This is interesting. Originally I thought that when I was sizing my header
tags, using percentages, that the base size was that of the <p> tag. However,
when I do the following in my stlyle sheet, the <p> text size changes, but the
header text size doesn't. The nav bar text size also doesn't change. Like I
said, I thought the working point for all text was the <p> tag.
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
/* ===== font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ===== */
font: 100%/1.4 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
background: #fff;
color: #000;
}
p { font-size: 75%; }
I also don't understand the font family change and the 100%/1.4. By increasing
or decreasing 1.4 I can see the effect that it has, but why you recommended it
I don't know.
Thoughts anyone?
Sincerely,
Brian
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