Webmeister wrote: > > I'm having a simple problem, no doubt the answer is well known > although I can't find it in the archives: > > I use cascading style sheets (CSS) to specify the exact size, in > pixels, I want my fonts to appear. This works great in IE, where the > user sees the font the same size no matter what choices they make on > their "View" menu (text Size --> Smallest, Smaller, Medium etc). > > However, in Mozilla you can actually dynamically change the font size > of the screen text like this, thus overriding the style sheet! The > page gets screwed up. Is this a bug or a "feature" of Mozilla's?
It's a feature. Specifying the exact size of text in pixels is discouraged. Consider: * a high-resolution monitor where pixels are much smaller than on the page author's screen. * a visually impaired user (the sort of person who needs large-type books, etc.)
