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Posted by Andy Dingley on 11/25/34 11:44
Gernot Frisch wrote:
> er... But I want 14 pt - what's the problem with that?
Lots of problems. Search the archives (and c.i.w.a.h) for why.
1. "You" (site author) don't get to control this, "I" (visitor) get to
control it. Otherwise you can't tell what's actually readable on my
screen.
2. "Points" are a physical dimension, from the history of paper
printing. You can't translate them onto a screen with any real
certainty.
3. "14pt" is by vague default and tradition, quite a large size.
"Default" size for printing is more like 10pt. If you could force a
real "14pt" onto people, then I doubt you'd actually like it for a mere
hit counter.
4. Set body text to 1em and don't mess with it. Vary sizes
proportionately from that, with % or em units, not points. Don't vary
smaller than 67%, or else things are likely to be unreadable (If I
could read text smaller than 2/3rd of default, I'd probably already
have set my default smaller).
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