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Posted by Peter Olcott on 06/20/06 18:58
"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote in message
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> Peter Olcott wrote:
>> "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote in message
>> news:a4ea4$4495b36f$40cba7d0$30757@NAXS.COM...
>>> Peter Olcott wrote:
>>>> "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:95125$4495a6b5$40cba7d0$13343@NAXS.COM...
>>>>> Peter Olcott wrote:
>>>>>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> It will do whatever the browser does, the browser must ultimately
>>>>>> determine a point size, so by whatever means the browser uses, I must
>>>>>> also use.
>>>>> You are missing BTS's point. What the ultimate font size depends on user
>>>>> settings so *my* browser may display the same page differently that BTS's
>>>>> and differently from yours! So when your say "It will do whatever the
>>>>> browser does" who's browser?
>>>>>
>>>> All the I need it the point size that the browser the user is using
>>>> determines. It okay is this is not the same on any other browser as long as
>>>> it is this same as the specific browser that the user is using.
>>> I have a short and sweet answer for you and you ain't going to like it! You
>>> can't.
>>
>> If it can't be done then browsers couldn't do it, browsers do it therefore it
>> can be done.
>
> AH! But the browser is running on the client's machine and your I am assuming
> your code will be running on a remote server.
Wrong assumption. This will be a software product running on the client machine.
> You cannot get from the browser what its current settings are except the very
> limited info allowed with JavaScript, (except maybe with ol' IE via some nasty
> ActiveX). But it really is not clear what you are trying to do here.
>
> --
> Take care,
>
> Jonathan
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