That's from using font size defined with ems. I found that just 
setting the font size with percentages (even to 100%) in the body 
fixes this problem. Not sure why exactly, but it does.


Jake Badger | Corporate Web Services
Department of Employment & Workplace Relations

> Just checked you website. I'm using IE6SP1 on WIN98SE. All's well 
except
> for one issue.
> 
> As other's mentioned the text-size is a problem at large sizes in 
Safari.
> I didn't really have a problem with large text sizes (it all seems 
to look
> ok on 'biggest' except the header breaks a bit.)
> 
> My problem is at small sizes. I usually view the internet 
at 'smaller' in
> IE. The text on your page is fine on 'Medium' but the jump 
to 'Smaller'
> was huge. I'm not sure why (>_<) it goes from a good medium size at
> 'Medium' to tiny at 'Smaller'. 'Smallest' is microscopic.
> 
> I guess this isn't a big problem at all (^_^)  But it would be a bit
> easier for the viewer if the text sized better.
> 
> 
> Congradulations on the new site!
> 
> Darian Cabot
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Cabot Consultants Pty Ltd
> Software Engineer / Website Design
> http://www.cabotconsultants.com.au
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 
> 
> >> the
> >> sentinare.com layout falls apart pretty badly on my screen with 
just a
> >> single increase in text size.
> >
> >
> > This is true, but it's mainly the way the 30-day free trial link is
> > marked up with all those spans that goes kablooey and pushes the
> > heading below it over. It may end up being easier to make an image 
link
> > with alt text in a span to replace that. The heading div (metal) 
could
> > stand to be scaleable as well. Apart from that the layout seems to 
hold
> > together and the text flows as it should (in safari).
> >
> > Hey Paul: greetings from Mount Pleasant!
> >
> > Nelson
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Vancouver, BC
> > www.nelsonford.net
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