Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-21 Thread Felix Miata
Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: > On 21 May 2005, at 3:19 pm, Paul Novitski wrote: > >> Sometimes yes, sometimes no. A lot of authors mess things up with fixed > >> line-heights, and even more mess it up using em for line-height. > > Felix, could you explain that last? I thought using ems (or > >

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-21 Thread Felix Miata
Paul Novitski wrote: > At 10:07 PM 5/20/2005, Felix Miata wrote: > > > Sure some designers mess it up with pixel-defined line-heights, but it > > > is working. > >Sometimes yes, sometimes no. A lot of authors mess things up with fixed > >line-heights, and even more mess it up using em for line-

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-21 Thread Uwe Kaiser
Philippe Wittenbergh schrieb: One problem should be obvious however, when it comes to ems (or %). If you set the base size, and the line-height of your text on the body tag, and then only give a font-size for child elements, those will inherit the *computed* value of line-height form the so

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-21 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On 21 May 2005, at 3:19 pm, Paul Novitski wrote: Sometimes yes, sometimes no. A lot of authors mess things up with fixed line-heights, and even more mess it up using em for line-height. Felix, could you explain that last? I thought using ems (or percentages) for line-height was the only w

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Paul Novitski
At 10:07 PM 5/20/2005, Felix Miata wrote: > Sure some designers mess it up with pixel-defined line-heights, but it > is working. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. A lot of authors mess things up with fixed line-heights, and even more mess it up using em for line-height. Felix, could you explain th

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Felix Miata
Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: > Felix Miata wrote: > > Uwe Kaiser wrote: > >> My grandma is using MSIE6/PC. And if she wants to increase the > >> font-size a developer has set on 8pt, than she do it, in oposition > >> with this developer she knows how. > > I'd like to know how. No IE I've ever used c

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Felix Miata wrote: Uwe Kaiser wrote: My grandma is using MSIE6/PC. And if she wants to increase the font-size a developer has set on 8pt, than she do it, in oposition with this developer she knows how. I'd like to know how. No IE I've ever used can do it. Try on this page, according to its

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Felix Miata
Uwe Kaiser wrote: > Even if you use a picture, every browser can manipulate the size, > because browsers are made for that. I know the markup can size an image larger than its intrinsic size, but how and in which browsers is this done by an ordinary surfer? > My grandma is using MSIE6/PC. And

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Uwe Kaiser
Roger Roelofs schrieb: Shawn, On May 20, 2005, at 5:42 PM, shawn a wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to set a portion of text so that someone cannot increase or decrease the size using their web browser. Use a picture :) Seriously, you can do it in ie/win to a point, but you _really_ sho

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread dwain
shawn a wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to set a portion of text so that someone cannot increase or decrease the size using their web browser. thanks ~shawn a __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/ma

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Roger Roelofs
Shawn, On May 20, 2005, at 5:42 PM, shawn a wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to set a portion of text so that someone cannot increase or decrease the size using their web browser. Use a picture :) Seriously, you can do it in ie/win to a point, but you _really_ shouldn't. It's like locki

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
only way is to make it an image... Probably a bad idea to do that Joel Goldstick shawn a wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to set a portion of text so that someone cannot increase or decrease the size using their web browser. thanks ~shawn a _

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread Christian Heilmann
> Does anyone know if there is a way to set a portion of text so that > someone cannot increase or decrease the size using their web browser. No, luckily enough good browsers will always allow your visitors to change the display to cater their needs. You can use Flash or text as an image though, i

Re: [css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread jack fredricks
IE doesnt resize fixed (px) fonts. All other decent browsers will resize font's regardless of what unit you specify. This is how it should be. Maybe try JS? however, if you do this, please make sure the font is readable to those with poor eyesight. Making something 14pts and fixing it is nicer

[css-d] user adjusted font sizing in browsers

2005-05-20 Thread shawn a
Does anyone know if there is a way to set a portion of text so that someone cannot increase or decrease the size using their web browser. thanks ~shawn a __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinf