Natalie Buxton wrote: > There is nothing arrogant about wanting my design translated as close > as possible across all platforms, for all visitors. [...]
It is arrogant to impose it, rather than merely wish it. What you are doing is saying to your visitors "I can't actually know what your default is, but regardless what it really is, it's too big for me, and I'm imposing a xx% reduction from whatever you chose as most appropriate for yourself, whether your default is 9px, or 90px or anything in between." Whether you realize or intend it, or not, it is what you're doing. It causes https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269880 or https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243261 or some other variation thereof to happen frequently. (Most such bugs get resolved WONTFIX or INVALID directly instead of properly marked as duplicates of https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65571 ) > The biggest problem with font size is the lack of consistency across > browsers, platforms and resolutions. No, the biggest problem is designers think their opinion of aesthetics is paramount to usability and access, failing to understand and/or accept that: "The web is about control, but not the designer's, it is the user's control that is central to the design and philosophy of the web." John Allsopp at http://webstandardsgroup.org/features/john-allsopp.cfm Web pages should be ready to use on arrival. Zoom is a defensive measure designed to override designers' override of user default settings. Style switchers are helpful, but don't eliminate the basic problem. Visitors shouldn't need to make adjustments to use a page. If you like mousetype, fine, use it, but set your own defaults to mousetype before designing, allowing you, and *everyone* else to automatically enjoy the size best for them. -- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." U.S. Constitution, Amendment 1 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
