Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 08/07/06 19:20

AF wrote:

> On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:20:55 GMT, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
> <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote:
>> Points are for printing. 8 of them is waaay too small to read. Use
>> percentages. 100 of them. http://k75s.home.att.net/fontsize.html
>
> I see your point, no bun intended.

Do you have a bun in the oven? <g>

> Where can I go, ie what are the urls, to find out more about the
> "correct" methods of specifying font size for the Web?

Any of thousands of posts in these newsgroups that discuss the matter
several times per week?

> By the way, I have tried several mthods but always had problems when
> viewing pages in MS IE or in FireFox. I never could get the size I
> wanted using smlaa, medium, large type specifications. That is why I
> started using 10pt, 12pt, etc.

It was right there on my page:

"This column has the text size set at 100% and you will be able to
adjust it to a suitable size. 100% is your default size. CSS: body {
font-size: 100%; }"

If you're not sure what that means, please ask.

Don't use px either...

> Thanks for your post.

You're welcome.

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-bts
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