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Guest
with ctrl+scroll on mouse, the font size can be changed in FP2003 preview.
What is the way to fix the size so it does not change?
What is the way to fix the size so it does not change?
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Andrew Murray
this is a browser function, not a frontpage function.
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Theresa Bennett
Hi Nadeem,
Specify the font sizes in .pt in the page or using an external style sheet
to keep them from being resizable in the browser. The vision impaired will
be stuck with viewing your text without a choice for changing it. If you
specify the font sizes in .em, then mac users and the vision impaired will
be able to decide how they want to view your pages.
HTH
Specify the font sizes in .pt in the page or using an external style sheet
to keep them from being resizable in the browser. The vision impaired will
be stuck with viewing your text without a choice for changing it. If you
specify the font sizes in .em, then mac users and the vision impaired will
be able to decide how they want to view your pages.
HTH
B
Bob Lehmann
Specify the font sizes in .pt to keep them from being resizable
Only IE has this bug. In IE the user can set accessability options to allow
resizing. Resizing comes standard in the other browsers.
Bob Lehmann
Only IE has this bug. In IE the user can set accessability options to allow
resizing. Resizing comes standard in the other browsers.
Bob Lehmann
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Murray
Huh?
Specify in .pt? Points are a print metric and should not be used on a web
page. Perhaps you meant pixels, which is a web-centric unit. But even that
doesn't stop anything as Bob points out.
Specify in .pt? Points are a print metric and should not be used on a web
page. Perhaps you meant pixels, which is a web-centric unit. But even that
doesn't stop anything as Bob points out.
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Theresa Bennett
No, I meant pt (without the decimal) as listed in the FP dropdowns, not .pt.
You're right.
You're right.
M
Murray
Don't use either! 8)
Using points for screen text will give you way too much variation between
browsers and platforms (and that includes the + and - tickers).
Using points for screen text will give you way too much variation between
browsers and platforms (and that includes the + and - tickers).
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Cheryl D Wise
It isn't just the vision impaired and using pts or pixels only works in
Internet Explorer not on more modern browsers. It is also those using high
resolution monitors. In addition when you pts the text will be approximately
22% smaller on a Mac than on a PC (difference in how fonts are mapped to
pixels between the two systems). Points are for print where there are always
72 of them to a physical inch.
From the viewpoint of attracting the most visitors it is a bad idea to
interfere with the ability to resize text. Besides in Firefox and Opera you
can resize both pixels and points. Hopefully, IE will be fixing the problem
that prevents pixels and points from being resized in its next release as
well.
Speaking as someone who has a 12" tablet pc with a 1400x 1050 screen
resolution there are far too many sites out there I need to enlarge the font
in to even read.
Internet Explorer not on more modern browsers. It is also those using high
resolution monitors. In addition when you pts the text will be approximately
22% smaller on a Mac than on a PC (difference in how fonts are mapped to
pixels between the two systems). Points are for print where there are always
72 of them to a physical inch.
From the viewpoint of attracting the most visitors it is a bad idea to
interfere with the ability to resize text. Besides in Firefox and Opera you
can resize both pixels and points. Hopefully, IE will be fixing the problem
that prevents pixels and points from being resized in its next release as
well.
Speaking as someone who has a 12" tablet pc with a 1400x 1050 screen
resolution there are far too many sites out there I need to enlarge the font
in to even read.
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Guest
Why don't you just change your computer's resolution? If you have trouble
reading small text on a web page, then you also have trouble reading small
text in your applications (including your browser) *unless you change your
resolution.*
Once you change your resolution, then there is no need to change your
browser's text size.
reading small text on a web page, then you also have trouble reading small
text in your applications (including your browser) *unless you change your
resolution.*
Once you change your resolution, then there is no need to change your
browser's text size.
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Thomas A. Rowe
I can read text just fine at 1280 x 1024 in my pc applications, but can have a hard time reading
small text on a web page depending on the font and/or background color, so your statement is not
true for everyone, and no one should have change the screen resolution just to view a web site, I
know that I will not.
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small text on a web page depending on the font and/or background color, so your statement is not
true for everyone, and no one should have change the screen resolution just to view a web site, I
know that I will not.
--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
==============================================
M
Murray
Add me to your list, Thomas....
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Guest
Your point is a good one. Web pages can have all sorts of odd font size and
background color combinations that make them difficult to read. In these
situations, it is nice to be able to control font size at the browser. I
guess what I was getting at is...
Your computer is setup with a particular resolution. Hopefully it is one
that makes text easy for you to read. As we design web pages, we should be
cognizant of this pre-existing environment. If we design with this
environment in mind, then visitors to our pages will not need to change their
browser font size. If we know that users will not need to change their
browser font size for our pages, then we do not need to allow them to do so.
What this means is that we can control all sizing using style sheets. Pages
with particularly small fonts can allow users to change font sizes. Fine.
These pages should be the exception to the rule.
background color combinations that make them difficult to read. In these
situations, it is nice to be able to control font size at the browser. I
guess what I was getting at is...
Your computer is setup with a particular resolution. Hopefully it is one
that makes text easy for you to read. As we design web pages, we should be
cognizant of this pre-existing environment. If we design with this
environment in mind, then visitors to our pages will not need to change their
browser font size. If we know that users will not need to change their
browser font size for our pages, then we do not need to allow them to do so.
What this means is that we can control all sizing using style sheets. Pages
with particularly small fonts can allow users to change font sizes. Fine.
These pages should be the exception to the rule.
M
Murray
There is no rule. You simply cannot prevent someone from resizing their
text fonts.
text fonts.
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Ronx
Every application I have (Microsoft and others) allows either the font
size to be changed
or the view to be enlarged/zoomed, some allow both. Web pages are not
the exception to this rule.
You can still *suggest* font sizes in style sheets, but in your
designs, allow for the font size to change.
I set up my screen resolution to give a workspace large enough for
working in - then adjust fonts etc. so that I can read the documents.
If I cannot read a web page, it's either find another site or turn off
the suggested formatting - the former is usually more convenient.
size to be changed
or the view to be enlarged/zoomed, some allow both. Web pages are not
the exception to this rule.
You can still *suggest* font sizes in style sheets, but in your
designs, allow for the font size to change.
I set up my screen resolution to give a workspace large enough for
working in - then adjust fonts etc. so that I can read the documents.
If I cannot read a web page, it's either find another site or turn off
the suggested formatting - the former is usually more convenient.
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