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Posted by Chris Tomlinson on 05/28/06 04:06
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> In alt.html, Chris Tomlinson wrote:
Hi, thanks for the feedback.
>> Because I want to add tables, which will word-wrap incorrectly if the
>> font size is changed, how can I disable allowing the browser to do
>> this?
>
> What will your visually impaired visitors do? And, unless the visitor is
> using IE, they all can easily override your fixed font size. (So can IE,
> but it is not apparently easy, therefore the masses don't know how.)
I have thought about accessibility, and as I said, most new browsers use a
'zoom' feature which will allow them to read everything. The difference is
it also zooms the tables, so the formatting doesn't go wrong. However if
they just adjust the text size, then the text becomes too big for the table.
How is it supposed to be possible to use a table like that at
www.superhighstreet.com and yet have it viewable in different font sizes? I
can't see this is doable. :-S
>> Basically I want the font size to stay how I designed it. If they
>> need it bigger, they can use the zoom option in more recent browsers.
>
> Web pages used on the World Wide Web should be designed for the
> visitors, not the author.
If you can help show me how to do it, I am happy to take that on-board.
>> Thanks in advance for any helpful constructive replies :)
>
> Set your body { font-size: 100%; } and use slightly larger for headings,
> and slightly smaller for legalese. Then everyone should be able to read
> it. Oh, and don't use Verdana like the bbc does.
Thanks, but what do you meant "Set your body { font-size: 100%; }"? Surely
this will still mean text becomes too big for tables if they increase their
font size?
And what's the problem with Verdana? Best to validate a "don't do this"
comment with a reason, then people can understand why not to. :D
Thanks for your guidance.
Chris
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