I had this same problem a short while ago, and some listers might recall a
spirited exchange that occurred from our friendly single-issue list member.
The solution is to put a percentage value in the body style. There are
differences of opinion as to what percentage you ought to have, but for me
the nicest result comes from having the body style in your CSS sheet have
the following:
body {font-size: 76%;}
For some reason, 76% works better than 75%. Don't ask me why. It was
explained to me at the time but to tell the truth I didn't understand. Just
take it from me that 76% gives you a better result than 75%.
Hope this helps you. It did help me a lot.
Cheers
Mike Kear
Windsor, NSW, Australia
AFP Webworks
http://afpwebworks.com
.com,.net,.org domains from AUD$20/Year
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of john
Sent: Saturday, 27 November 2004 4:26 AM
To: web standards group
Subject: [WSG] font too small??
For the most part, the debute of my "standards-friendly" redesign has
been met with great fanfare, but I've been receiving a few emails from
people saying that the text is "way too small." This, I do not
understand, as I've used em to specify font sizes, and they all look
good to most. Of course, I'm not striving for MOST...I want ALL.
So, what would be affecting these users who are saying the text is too
small? Default computer font size? What do I tell them, or is there
anything more I can do on my site?
http://cslewis.drzeus.net
Thanks again.
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~john
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