[WEB4LIB] Re: style switcher

[Kevin W. Bishop]

Personally, I don't see any good purpose in trying to exert such 
heavy-handed control over font size.  But, like fonts, purposes can come in 
all shapes and sizes.  (For better or for worse.)

Part of Nancy's problem might lie in the fact that she was using keywords 
to determine font size*, where percentages or ems might serve her (and her 
users) much better.

*See Todd Fahrner's article for more on font size keywords in CSS: 
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/sizematters/

Cheers,
-kb

At 02:32 PM 7/17/2002 -0700, Thomas Dowling wrote:

>What purpose is served by trying to exert such rigid control over the
>user's font size?  Assume that the default is a comfortable reading size
>for the user, and if you want to suggest larger and smaller sizes in
>specific contexts, stick to a range of about 85% to 120%.  Say out loud,
>"I'm going to set my users' default font size to either 'small' or 'extra
>small' and the most commonly used browser won't let them change it," and
>see how it sounds.

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