Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-19 Thread Charles Eaton
Not only was I corrected, but I have corrected the page as well. http://www.eatons.net/test/IE-S.html = On Friday, March 19, 2004, at 06:02 AM, Charles Eaton wrote: On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 10:32 PM, Felix Miata wrote: Charles Eaton

Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-19 Thread Charles Eaton
On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 10:32 PM, Felix Miata wrote: Charles Eaton wrote: http://www.eatons.net/test/IE-S.html All that proves is the size of a point varies with DPI. 12pt is twice as big at 144 DPI as at 72 DPI. On my sisters 192 DPI system, 12pt is quite big. 12pt may or may not be

Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-18 Thread Felix Miata
Charles Eaton wrote: > http://www.eatons.net/test/IE-S.html All that proves is the size of a point varies with DPI. 12pt is twice as big at 144 DPI as at 72 DPI. On my sisters 192 DPI system, 12pt is quite big. 12pt may or may not be the same size as the user's default, so why bother even sett

Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-18 Thread Charles Eaton
On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 05:44 PM, James Silva wrote: Hi guys, Can anyone point me to a good article regarding relative font sizes and IE? I'm trying to avoid large font size point changes when changing "text size" in IE. Take a look at a page I just posted to another list on the subj

RE: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-18 Thread Kim Buttery
] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE Hello Kim To decrease email traffic this kind of request should be directed to Google. * http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=afaik Best regards James * Kim Buttery wrote: >Please explain your acronym AF

RE: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread James Silva
> The following links should help. > > http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/typography/ > incremental_differences.html > > http://www.alistapart.com/articles/sizematters/ > > http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/box_lesson/font/index.html Cheers Leo, very thorough.

Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread Leo J. O'Campo
James Can anyone point me to a good article regarding relative font sizes and IE? The following links should help. http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/typography/ incremental_differences.html http://www.alistapart.com/articles/sizematters/ http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/bo

Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread James Ellis
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RE: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread Lea de Groot
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:43:08 -0500, Kim Buttery wrote: > Please explain your acronym AFAIK. Thanks. As Far As I Know http://www.geek2geek.org/ is one place to look up unknown acronyms. There are plenty of others. warmly, Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems Brisbane Australia **

RE: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread Kim Buttery
Please explain your acronym AFAIK. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neerav Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE AFAIK the most common method is to

Re: [WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread Neerav
AFAIK the most common method is to use percentage values for font sizes as this method is most compatible -- Neerav Bhatt http://www.bhatt.id.au James Silva wrote: Hi guys, Can anyone point me to a good article regarding relative font sizes and IE? I'm trying to avoid large font size point cha

[WSG] Relative font sizes - resizing in IE

2004-03-17 Thread James Silva
Hi guys, Can anyone point me to a good article regarding relative font sizes and IE? I'm trying to avoid large font size point changes when changing "text size" in IE. I think i've got it suss'ed by using a font size keyword (e.g. "font-size:small") on the body rule. But I'd still like a definit