Re: Text size getting smaller in IE

For whatever strange, only Microsoft knows, reason, smaller is the default=
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in IE 5 and apparently in IE5.5.  The thing I keep reminding myself of is=20
that as a designer I need to use this default since a great many people=20
will be seeing my pages with this size text.  Most people don't know they=20
can change the size text.  (In fact,  most people I encounter don't know=20
what a browser is or which one they use).  What it means for me is that=20
text is larger for the people using NS, but I check it in that too and as=20
long as it looks good, I can live with that.  Too big on one is much better=
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than so small you can't read it on another.

BTW, I read somewhere (I think on this list) about a web page designer who=
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continues to use dial-up even though other options are available in order=20
to continue to see realistic load times for pages.  That (along with cost,=
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and a rude salesperson) are why I have just renewed my dial-up account.  In=
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fact, I may be getting a new contract because I pointed out to someone that=
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the load time on their site was ridiculous, especially for a site catering=
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to rural churches and pastors.  I optimized two images for them and now may=
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be getting the redesign contract!

Kathie

At 07:29 PM 5/26/01 -0500, Blue Tapp wrote:
>Yes, but the problem is that I have to do this every single time I go=20
>online.  Surely there is some way to set the text size so that it doesn't=
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>keep switching back to smallest.  It seems strange that smallest would be=
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>the default rather than medium anyway.  BTW, I'm using IE5.5
>Blue
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> >Blue:
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> >which version are you using of IE? In IE 5.0 you go View > Font Size >
> >your favourite style. That should be enough.
> >
> >Hth,
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> >Jakob D=F6lling

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