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Posted by Neo Geshel on 04/19/07 21:55
vunet.us@gmail.com wrote:
> We know that users have an ability to set a large or small text size
> in their browsers. WHat is the way, however, to display certain web
> content with a font's fixed size, no matter what settings are used by
> a user's browser? Thanks.
>
To fix a user’s font size is to fail to understand the basic nature of
the Internet. The user’s method of viewing your web site shouldn’t
matter - the content should be equally accessible no matter what device
they use and what font size, or if images are turned off, etc., etc..
And Accessibility is a big issue. While you wouldn’t normally consider
my father to be “disabled” - he can read just fine with a pair of
reading glasses and his arms outstretched - he is considered disabled
when it comes to web usability. For him to read a site with small-ish
text (or text that can be resized) is like for one of us to read a
newspaper with text only 3 mm tall. It becomes very hard and very
frustrating.
Reconsider your attempt to permanently fix fonts to a specific size. Not
only can other browsers get around this (Firefox ignores it, and Opera
can zoom in), but creating a liquid or text-size-insensitive layout will
benefit you in the future when different display devices come out.
Yes, it is harder to do, but it is well worth the effort.
I hope this helps.
...Geshel
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