Re: [WSG] Re: Setting Up Font Sizes
100.01% on body and then em's for the rest This prevents scaling issues with IE and older versions of Operahttp://www.freexenon.com/2005/10/css-fonts-and-font-sizing.html -- __Bugs are, by definition, necessary. Just ask Microsoft!www.co.sauk.wi.us (Work) www.arionshome.com (Personal)www.freexenon.com (Consulting)__Take Back the Web with Mozilla Fire Fox http://www.getfirefox.comMaking a Commercial Case for Adopting Web Standardshttp://www.maccaws.org/Web Standards Project http://www.webstandards.org/Web Standards Grouphttp://www.webstandardsgroup.org/Guild of Accessible Web Designers http://www.gawds.org/
Re: [WSG] Re: Setting Up Font Sizes
Laura Carlson wrote:
body { font-size: small; }
Such a rule is saying, in effect, the content on this page should be
one size smaller than the user's comfortable reading size. Small
font sizes for main body text is user-hostile. (The converse rarely
seems to exist; it's unusual to find a site that is too big, although
I suppose some must exist.
A side-effect of small font-size on body is that Opera Firefox will
display all fonts *much* larger then the author intended - if the
visitor set 'minimum font size' in order to prevent unreadable small
fonts. That's because the result of this browser-option is inherited
down the chain.
The result is often 'very readable text but broken layout' at the
visitor's end, and a somewhat confused author at the other end when they
get reports.
Georg
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RE: [WSG] Re: Setting Up Font Sizes
Exactly so. I have, however, noticed that I also need to apply a 100% font-size to - td, ul, ol, li, p, form - to stop inheritance problems though. This seems to be erratic and something I still haven't completely worked out. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James O'NeillSent: Thursday, 22 December 2005 1:37 AMTo: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgSubject: Re: [WSG] Re: Setting Up Font Sizes 100.01% on body and then em's for the rest This prevents scaling issues with IE and older versions of Operahttp://www.freexenon.com/2005/10/css-fonts-and-font-sizing.html -- __"Bugs are, by definition, necessary. Just ask Microsoft!"www.co.sauk.wi.us (Work)www.arionshome.com (Personal)www.freexenon.com (Consulting)__Take Back the Web with Mozilla Fire Fox http://www.getfirefox.comMaking a Commercial Case for Adopting Web Standardshttp://www.maccaws.org/Web Standards Project http://www.webstandards.org/Web Standards Grouphttp://www.webstandardsgroup.org/Guild of Accessible Web Designers http://www.gawds.org/
