> So when 
> we launched our new site we had HUNDREDS (not exaggerating - 
> they are all logged) of complaints about the font size being 
> "too small" or "too big" because they did not have their font 
> size set to "medium" (and there doesn't appear to be a way to 
> detect what the setting is - probably because it is not "standard"). 

We've faced this as well, particularly with the Perth International Arts
Festival, and we just decided to politely educate each user who complained about what 
their problem was and why it was better the way we'd done it. Time consuming, but 
after the first couple it was all cut and paste anyway.

A lot of people actually apologised for complaining, some thanked us for
telling them about the resizing feature, one even switched to Mozilla. 

Am I gonna re-educate the entire internet population, one complaint letter at a time? 
Probably not! But I felt better about those that I did respond to. Of course, many 
people simply don't complain...

K.

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Kay Smoljak
Senior Developer/QC Leader/Search Optimisation
PerthWeb Pty Ltd - http://www.perthweb.com.au/
Ph: 08 9226 1366 - Fax: 08 9226 1375
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