RE: Stopping text changing size.

It IS possible to override CSS, by telling your browser to use a custom
style sheet before anything else.

Also, some browsers, such as Opera 4, allow you to click a button and remove
all CSS from a page.

Tim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of Peter Benoit
> Sent: 16 July 2000 15:04
> To: 'Ezra_S_Freelove'
> Cc: ascensionsoftware; hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: RE: Stopping text changing size.
>
>
> Not necessarily.  Set your font sizes using px in your style
> sheet, then try
> to adjust them.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ezra_S_Freelove [mailto:esfreelo(at)valdosta.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 2:07 PM
> To: Peter Benoit
> Cc: ascensionsoftware; hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: RE: Stopping text changing size.
>
>
> I have yet to have an instance where we really needed the font to be a
> static size. The only instance of doing it was for a designer
> who insisted
> that it had to be a particular size (psychological study) on
> every screen.
> He didn't like us pointing out resolution differences, default system
> sizes, or browser defined sizes. Our thing was that an image would
> absolutely compensate for everything except resolution.
>
> Even in CSS those sizes can be overrun.
>
> Ezra
> esfreelo(at)valdosta.edu
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Peter Benoit wrote:
>
> > Well that'll start a thread if nothing will... just
> remember, there are
> lots
> > of people out there that can't read 8pt verdana.  Be very
> careful before
> you
> > impose any kind of limits on your website.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ezra_S_Freelove [mailto:esfreelo(at)valdosta.edu]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 1:00 PM
> > To: ascensionsoftware
> > Cc: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: Re: Stopping text changing size.
> >
> >
> > That is something almost everyone making web pages would
> love to be able
> > to do. Sadly, you will just have to compensate. If
> absolutely it cannot
> > change size, try a making a GIF image.
> >
> > Ezra
> > esfreelo(at)valdosta.edu
> >
> > On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, ascensionsoftware wrote:
> >
> > > Is there any way to stop text changing size as people
> change "text-size"
> > > in their browers?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > >
> > >
> >
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