Re: Why, oh why, won't the font change size?

by "Norman Bunn" <norman.bunn(at)craftedsolutions.com>

Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2000 09:51:48 -0400
To:	"M.Y. Widdershoven" <webdesign(at)KokopelliArts.nl>, <hwg-style(at)hwg.org>
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Thanks, of all the suggestions I received, this is the only one that works
consistently.

Norman

----- Original Message -----
From: M.Y. Widdershoven <webdesign(at)KokopelliArts.nl>
To: Norman Bunn <norman.bunn(at)craftedsolutions.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: Why, oh why, won't the font change size?


> Hallo Norman,
>
> This code works in both IE and NS
> <style type="text/css">
>       td {font-size: 10px;
>    font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans serif;}
> </style>
> The size you want is in a table, so tell the browser this.
>
> Don't try pt or any other way to set the size:
> http://www.alistapart.com/stories/fear4/ to know why.
>
> Did you look at your page in NS? It is giving default font-family and
> font-size. Since you use tables, you have to give the other tags the
fontset
> as well, otherwise it won't work. Seperating font-family and font-size is
> good practise, since NS sometimes refuses to read the whole fontset.
>
> BTW, the url of your page is:
> http://www.craftedsolutions.com/northcon/
> and not
> http://craftedsolutiuons.com/northcon/
>
> One other remark, you forgot the second s in sans serif. CSS is very
> unforgiving in NS, so you have to work very flawless.
>
> Groetjes,
> Maryon Widdershoven
>
> http://www.KokopelliArts.nl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > I have some pages I am working on at:
> >
> > http://craftedsolutiuons.com/northcon/
> >
> > I have the following on each page in the <HEAD>
> >
> > <style type="text/css">
> >       body {font: 9px verdana,arial,helvetica,san serif}
> > </style>
> >
> > For some reason, the font style takes, but the size does not.  Have also
> > tried "small" & "pt" to no avail.
> >
> > What am I missing?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Norman
> >
> >
>

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