Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-17 Thread francky
Tim Ware wrote: >[...] >we *definitely* need to lock down the file size for the navigation or >it breaks the design. >[...] > > Hi Tim, After all (not working/accessible "solutions": fixed fonts, images, imagemaps with tables and spacers, no site, etc.): Back To Question. ;-) Are you 100% sur

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-16 Thread Kenny Graham
> BTW: do anyone around here test their layouts in Lynx? > I always start on that level, as it provides me with the most > well-working base for subsequent styling. I disable styles and images in firefox. I think the default styles show what's what better than lynx can. __

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-16 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
> I'll just feel sorry for the site's visitors. Me too... but I have a feeling we've left the CSS-base for this list by now :-) > For an example of this technique, see http://www.hotbagelcompany.com > (a local bagel shop here that I'm actually quite fond of) Looks, and works, especially "impres

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-16 Thread Pringle, Ron
Kenny replied: > > How can I specify a font size that's bulletproof as regards > > increasing the browser's text size? > > View your page at normal font size, take a screenshot of it, and write > the following code: > > > > > > and add an image map. Hello! There is an excellent page [0] i

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-16 Thread Tom Livingston
> I'll just feel sorry for the site's visitors. For an example of this > technique, see http://www.hotbagelcompany.com (a local bagel shop here > that I'm actually quite fond of) > Yikes! -- Tom Livingston Senior Multimedia Artist Media Logic www.mlinc.com

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-16 Thread Kenny Graham
> How can I specify a font size that's bulletproof as regards > increasing the browser's text size? View your page at normal font size, take a screenshot of it, and write the following code: and add an image map. I'll just feel sorry for the site's visitors. For an example of this technique

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-16 Thread Dave Nelson
Gunlaug Sørtun wrote: >>Dave Goodchild wrote: >> ... And if you use px users cannot resize text in IE. >Correct, but IE-users can /ignore/ text-size, regardless of which unit is used. >Georg And it is my understanding that IE7 will include a Zoom function that works like Opera's where everything

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Dave Goodchild wrote: > ... And if you use px users cannot resize text in IE. Correct, but IE-users can /ignore/ text-size, regardless of which unit is used. Georg -- http://www.gunlaug.no __ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread Felix Miata
On 06/05/15 15:30 (GMT-0400) Tim Ware apparently typed: > Yes, I know it's frowned upon, but I'm coding a site for a client/ > designer and persuaded them to use CSS/HTML for their navigation, but > we *definitely* need to lock down the file size for the navigation or > it breaks the design. I

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread Ed Seehouse
On 5/15/06, Tim Ware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I know it's frowned upon, Not merely frowned upon but in fact, strictly speaking, actually not possible. > we *definitely* need to lock down the file size for the navigation or > it breaks the design. You can define the font-sizes in pixels

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread Dave Goodchild
On 15/05/06, David Laakso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tim Ware wrote: > > How can I specify a font size that's bulletproof as regards > > increasing the browser's text size? > > Tim > > > Indeed. And if you use px users cannot resize text in IE. _

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread David Laakso
Tim Ware wrote: > How can I specify a font size that's bulletproof as regards > increasing the browser's text size? > Tim > > Pick your poison: 1/ html, body {display: none; }the navigation will not break, nor qwill anything else. Of course no one will be able to see or use the site, but wha

Re: [css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread Dave Goodchild
Why not just use px? pt should be restricted to print. Also, if the user wants to resize the text they can, that's not your call unless you use px values and the user is using IE. On 15/05/06, Tim Ware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, I know it's frowned upon, but I'm coding a site for a client

[css-d] Lock down some text sizes

2006-05-15 Thread Tim Ware
Yes, I know it's frowned upon, but I'm coding a site for a client/ designer and persuaded them to use CSS/HTML for their navigation, but we *definitely* need to lock down the file size for the navigation or it breaks the design. I've tried using "pt" and "xx-small" which are supposedly absol