Re: best body text font size?

I'd like to know what size 12 means anyway - how does size 12 on a 14" at
800x600 compare to a size 12 on a 15" at 640x480 ?  What about IE's 5
different font size choices ? How about Windows choice of Large fonts or
Small fonts?
I think any attempt to set absolute font sizes is just not going to work.
Surely it makes more sense to let people set their own standard and just use
comparative sizes for emphasis. (font size=+1) or (font size=-1) or the
equivalent in style sheets.
The best body text size is not to set any size at all.

howardm




----- Original Message -----
From: "Nik Gare" <nik(at)cheddarcheese.de>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: best body text font size?


> In article <B0F70F4F0AE5D2040BE7E6B357C5C0FE(at)x_670.mtv.com>,
>     <x_670(at)mtv.com> wrote:
>  > Hi
>
>  > Industry standard for readability is 12.
>
> Which Industry?
> Which Standard?
>
>  > This allows for people with
>  > disabilities etc. to still be able to read the text.
>
> Rubbish, it depends on how much people can see.  Some people will need to
> have their text much, much bigger to be able to read it.
> And yet some designers seem to be fine about excluding these people from
> their sites!
>
> Nik
>
> (BTW, my dad has a diability - he has MS.  Yet he can still read small
text
> on his monitor.  Maybe you need to find another term)
>
>
>

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