> -----Original Message----- > From: Gunlaug Sørtun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 8 January 2005 10:30 AM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: Re: [WSG] G* addressing standards > > Two factors creates this accessibility-problem with pixel-defined text: > - Web designers in general don't know that IE/win can *override* > font sizes. > - Users in general don't know that either. > > The technical side of it: > > IE/win has "ignore font size..." amongst its accessibility-options... > http://www.seoconsultants.com/windows/ie/accessibility/ > ... and have had it since IE4 (at least), so we can not say that pixel > defined fonts is an accessibility-problem in any major browser today. >
But as you said: "Users in general don't know that". So it is an accessibility problem: even if the browser has got the ability to override font-sizes, it is no use if the user does not know about it. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
