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Feature Request - User pref for font size

Authored by: Dirk on Monday, November 11 2002 @ 07:09 am EST

Your advice to your user was correct. However, some browsers don't let you change the font size when the site uses px (pixels) for the font sizes.

In theory, you shouldn't specify any font size on your site and only use relative sizes specified in em or %. What may look good on your own PC may be unreadably small or unusually large on another PC (not to mention the problems people with bad eyesight may have with your preferred size). If you only use em or % units, however, every visitor should be able to set his/her preferred font size in their browser.

Have a look at this FAQ: Why shouldn't I use fixed sized fonts? Some information about the different units for font sizes can be found in What are the units of measurement and sizing in CSS?

And to answer the original question: No, it doesn't make sense to add such a feature to Geeklog. Just follow the advice from the above FAQs and maybe offer a second theme for your users (one that scales better).

bye, Dirk

Feature Request - User pref for font size

Authored by: rv8 on Monday, November 11 2002 @ 07:18 am EST

Thanks for the info Dirk. I\'ll experiment with em and percentage sizing instead of px. If px sizing is so bad, why is it used by so many themes, including all the themes that are packaged with GL 1.3.6?

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Kevin

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Kevin Horton

Feature Request - User pref for font size

Authored by: anabavi on Saturday, November 23 2002 @ 12:40 pm EST

I should probably just shut up and let Dirk answer your question himself, BUT. . . .

I don\'t think it\'s that px is so bad it\'s just that it\'s not preferable and conflicts with the HTML/CSS standards. If more people coded according to standards me might see a cleaner, more efficient WWW. Standards are there for a reason.

I\'m a standards nut.

Ali

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