On 2007/05/25 15:24 (GMT+0930) Katrina apparently typed: > Sagnik Dey wrote:
>> I'm developing a website that have some standards defined. The font size >> specified is 9pt. But due to accessibility standards I wanted to convert >> that in % or em. Can anybody tell what do i need to use to view the same >> size in different browsers? > I think you should respect your users' default. Make sure the design > scales properly when text size is increased, beyond what MIE allows you > to do. > It is so cliche, but the web is not print. You cannot and should not > insist that people see things at the font-size you decree. To go further, the "size you decree" is only the size you decree sitting in your chair looking at your screen. You don't know whether that size is bigger or smaller or the same to your visitor, who may: 1-have a different size display 2-have a different resolution setting 3-sit a different distance from the display than you 4-have better (uncommon) or worse (very common) eyesight than you the designer 5-have other local conditions different from yours that affect suitability of any particular size While 9pt always means 9pt when printed, 9pt on a computer screen could mean anything from 15pt on down below to below 6pt on a computer screen. When a web author specifies 9pt for screen, I see text that is roughly 41% of the size I find suitable for my screen use, if I'm not using a browser than enforces a legible size of my choosing. > What you can do is set relative sizes for various types of text. Exactly. Set font-size in body to 100%, then set some smaller size for your footer, some other smaller size for breadcrumbs, some larger sizes for various headings, etc., but keep main content text at 100% of the size the user has selected. See: http://www.informationarchitects.jp/100e2r?v=4 http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html http://css.nu/articles/font-analogy.html http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/essence.html http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/accessibility.html -- "The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day." Proverbs 4:18 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
