We should probably all use percentages rather than points (Incidently on
many of the Linux and Unix browsers Pts get displayed as Px!!). However in
nested tables percentages can cause a problem if you are using a single
table class, the font gets smaller and smaller (or larger and larger with
each nesting)rank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Taylor" <lonewolf(at)one.net>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: Fixed Font Size Annoyances


> If you designate it as pt in CSS, IE won't let the user resize the fonts.
> The best way is to use percentages when designating the font size in CSS
> because this won't lock the user into your setting on IE.  By the way,
> Netscape 7.x let's you set the font to whatever size you like, no matter
> what the designer's CSS settings are (even if they use pt or px settings).
> I've always hated the Netscape 4.x generation of browsers, but Netscape
7.x
> has some REALLY great features. :)
>
> Mike
>
> ---------  Original message --------
> From: Adrian Harris <adrian(at)gn.apc.org>
> To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Subject: Re: Fixed Font Size Annoyances
> Date: 03-18-03 9:15 AM
>
> > Hi,
>
> Ryan Fischer wrote:
> &gt; One of my big pet peeves on web pages is when so-called
> &quot;designers&quot;
> &gt; think they know what font size is best for you.  9pt and 10pt fonts
> seem
> &gt; to be a staple, though some go as low as 8pt, and depending on the
face
> &gt; used, this can be horrible.
>
> What is the best way to go? When I used the &lt;font&gt; tag I used to set
> relative size (-1, +1, etc) f at all. Now I use CSS, I sometimes set size
> as pixels. Is that a bad idea and should I use the small, medium,  large
> options instead?
>
> Thanks!
> Adrian

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