On 2010/06/09 12:17 (GMT-0400) Andy B. composed: > I have a container that I am making from css. I have a few questions about > fonts:
> 1. I put in the style for the container title font-size: 18M; What exactly > does M do? The font size was REALLY HUGE. I would say around 160pt. Simplest version: 1em = size of browser default, commonly 16px/12pt Full version: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.html#em-width > 2. When making font sizes, what is the best guideline for sizes? especially > when you have no idea about the screen size of the page visitor? The best is let the visitor choose. For the base size (setting on the body, most main content paragraphs), anything other than 100% of the user's choice is rude, telling the visitor he screwed up choosing the best size for his own environment. Further reading: http://www.dev-archive.net/articles/font-analogy.html http://tobyinkster.co.uk/article/web-fonts/ http://webdesignconferencing.com/design/the-web-is-not-paper/ http://www.w3.org/2003/07/30-font-size http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/defaultsize.html > 3. What is the best font to use for readability? and is there a list of > easily readable fonts out there somewhere? Again, let the visitors see that which they chose for main content, setting your choice for logos, headings and highlights, leaving the visitors to be pleased to see their own choices dominate. If you think sans-serif better than serif (or vice versa) as the primary, then set the generic "sans-serif" (or "serif"), which will leave which sans-serif/serif up to the visitor. http://tinyurl.com/33e5kcb See also: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=fonts&go=Go -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
