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 make their browser dance and OC3 lines to > >their parent's basement? > > 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 intent of the WWW was to transmit > information, although it has been perverted into an entertainment > medium. I would rather be informed than entertained.
I'm not so sure that the original intent of the WWW was information; and I'm *certain* it's ability to do so was not what made it so popular. But informed versus entertained is a good goal. Do you check "Always Use My Fonts" and "Always Use My Colors" ? -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
