Setting the font-size like that is to create a more even base-line size across multiple browsers. http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/box_lesson/font/browser.html
It is not the determining factor on end-user font size. (unless of course you never declare the em size for your markup) - that is depended on the value of the em declarations used for markup and the em declarations used on any container objects. If you want to complain that 9-11pt text is too small? fine, but you are disagreeing with one possible end result, not the body: font-size % declaration. >arbitrarily assuming that there's something wrong with the user's choice of default ... I guess we also shouldnt be second guessing our users choice of font, weight, spacing, color ... positioning ? And one day all users will view the webpages using their own custom user stylesheets... Until that day expect designers to be actively styling their pages as they see fit. The point i was trying to make is that you can design your site while also allowing scaleability, user preference to impact the design and to also ensure your content is usable across a variety of mediums. - Kane Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 25/05/2007 05:15 PM Please respond to wsg@webstandardsgroup.org To wsg@webstandardsgroup.org cc Subject Re: [WSG] Converting font size from pt to % or em On 2007/05/25 15:31 (GMT+1000) Kane Tapping apparently typed: > Setting the body to font size to 65% - 70% is a good start. Actually it's a bad start, arbitrarily assuming that there's something wrong with the user's choice of default, and reducing it by some arbitrary amount, even though you don't have a clue what it was to start with. Browser default sizes are purposely adjustable so that their users can tailor web page text sizes to suit their own personal needs. http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/bigdefaults.html It's also an excellent definition of disrespect for your site's visitors. -- "The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day." Proverbs 4:18 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
