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Posted by Andy Dingley on 05/30/06 12:37
Chris Tomlinson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Hope someone is able to help. I notice when I design a basic HTML page, it
> is affected if a WinXP user has Large Fonts set in their Control Panel.
This is a complicated Windows / IE bug that I've no real intention of
explaining at this time (archives of c.i.w.a.s have it, along with the
best fix I know, from Martin Geisler)
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets/browse_frm/thread/7bbe86c57649a545/683463bb7e6d6e1d?&hl=en#683463bb7e6d6e1d
In general though, read the archives of c.i.w.a.h and follow the
recommendations in there.
Use CSS
Never use <font>
Always set font-size for <body> to be 1em / 100%
Never set any size less than 2/3rd of this
Always set font-size with em or % units
Use pixel sizes for font-size _rarely_, only when fitting into a
graphical design is more important than usability.
There are still issues with Firefox (pixel sizes are scalable) and with
IE (base font size is influenced by the Control Panel | Display
defaults)
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