Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 06/08/07 05:42

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Animesh K <animesh1978@gmail.com>
writing in news:f49l4l$2359$3@agate.berkeley.edu:

> Adrienne Boswell wrote:
>> Why is it that IT web sites seem to always use the smallest font
>> possible? I went to one today and had to sign up to view an article.
>> All the input boxes had tiny text. This was a Windows IT site, so
>> probably they think that only IE people are using it, and those poor
>> people can't adjust px text sizes. Thank goodness I use Opera.
>>
>> Rant over. Thanks, I feel better.
>>
>> --
>> Adrienne Boswell at work
>> Administrator nextBlock.com
>> http://atlas.nextblock.com/files/
shameless plug

>
> I use 1 em (12pt or 16pt?) font size on my webpages. Hardly needs
> re-scaling.
>
> Most people use smaller font-sizes to pack more text in the visible
> window. Works for sites where you don't actually have to read :)
>

Actually, you would do better with:
body {/* whatever colors you want here, and generic font family*/}
h1 {*/ whatever percentage - I usually use 130% of body, but since there
IS not font size defined it defaults to the users size*/}
..legalese {*/ a smaller font-size, for me usually 75% = again it's 75% of
the user's chosen font size */}

IE has had problems with 1em, and what about users who 1em is either too
big, or too small. Percentages work like magic, just what the user
ordered.

--
Adrienne Boswell at Home
Arbpen Web Site Design Services
http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
Please respond to the group so others can share

[Back to original message]