Re: Controlling font size....

From: Murray (forums_at_HAHAgreat-web-sights.com)
Date: 08/21/04

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    Tom:

    Precisely. I feel the same way about sites that resize my browser viewport!
    Or that play sound without an OFF button! 8) 

    -- 
Murray
"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message 
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> Murray:  I agree with you.
>
> I, however, am *not* an advocate of controlling font sizes, as it is a
> disservice to the visitor, IMO.
>
> When I go to a site that has font sizes controlled, and I have difficutly
> reading the page, I leave immediately.
>
> My credo is:  "don't try to control how I need to view a page".
>
> Tom
>
> "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
> news:%23rJov%23vhEHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | Oops - left the "this and the following" part out....
> |
> | By setting the font in pixels, you can override the browser's font size
> | preferences. Even if a visitor tries to increase the text size in the
> | browser, he or she is out of luck.
> |
> | That is, unless they know how to create their own system style *** 
> that
> | overrides the styles you selected. Experienced users with disabilities 
> who
> | need large type and other's who rely on adaptive and assistive
> technologies
> | create their own style sheets all the time. Average visitors don't; they
> | probably don't even realize that it's possible, so you can more easily
> | control their viewing experience.
> |
> |
> | -- 
> | Murray
> |
> | "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
> | news:%23$xkC9vhEHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | > Tom:
> | >
> | > By setting the font in pixels, you can override the browser's font 
> size
> | > preferences. Even if a visitor tries to increase the text size in the
> | > browser, he or she is out of luck.
> | >
> | > This (and the following paragraph) are misleading at best, and wrong 
> at
> | > worst.
> | >
> | > I can override the size setting (in IE) without specifying a custom
> | > style*** simply by using this option -
> | >
> | > All other modern browsers (Netscape, Safari, Mozilla, etc.) do not 
> even
> | > need this extra step.
> | >
> | > In other words, it's not possible, right?
> | >
> | >
> | > -- 
> | > Murray
> | >
> | >
> | > "Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
> | > news:%23aa992vhEHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> | >> http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol5/design_no13.htm
> | >> -- 
> | >> ===
> | >> Tom "Pepper" Willett
> | >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> | >> ---
> | >> About FrontPage 2003:
> | >>  http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
> | >> FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
> | >>  http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
> | >> Understanding FrontPage:
> | >>  http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
> | >> ===
> | >> "Mike Minor" <mminorhsd@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> | >> news:OOoVc.4202$2L3.183@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> | >> | Hello all...
> | >> |
> | >> | I have an application that creates a page in the browser which is
> meant
> | >> to
> | >> | be printed to the printer. If the user changes the view-text size
> | >> setting
> | >> of
> | >> | their browser, then the font sizes change when the page is sent to
> the
> | >> | printer. What is a one page report with a smaller text setting
> becomes
> | >> a
> | >> | two page report with the medium text setting. What is the easiest 
> way
> | >> to
> | >> | control the font size so that variants in user's browser settings
> don't
> | >> | affect the printed page.
> | >> |
> | >> | TIA....
> | >> |
> | >> | Mike Minor
> | >> |
> | >> |
> | >>
> | >>
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
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