Fonts Appear Larger in IE7

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:59:48 +0200, Beauregard T. Shagnasty
<a.nony.mous (AT) example (DOT) invalid> wrote:

Every other page I visit is perfect,

I find that hard to believe! <g

Hehe, indeed. I had no idea perfection was that widespread, maybe I should
get my act together. Then again 'every other page _I_ visit' might be a
very select few...
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Rik Wasmus

Steve Swift <Steve.J.Swift (AT) gmail (DOT) com> writes:

So have I - I take my business elsewhere, to someone who doesn't insult
me by telling me that I'm too stupid to operate my browser.

Ah, but I am too stupid to operate my browser, it would seem. Thank
you for pointing out my inadequacy. I used to suffer from an
inferiority complex, but you've cured me! I now know that I'm
inferior.

Perhaps you'd deign to tell me how I can alter the font size presented
by Google mail in my Opera 9.23 browser?

Opera does have a zoom function, but if you're going to cop an attitude
at me, you're on your own as far as finding it.

sherm--

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Is pressing the numeric Plus key or using the Zoom control difficult for
you?

I forgot to state that any solution that I would find acceptable
wouldn't involve manual intervention every time I loaded a particular
webpage. For repetitive tasks, I've got a computer.
I was merely using google mail as an example of a webpage where a user
choice of font sizes would be welcome.

And yes, I went through a random selection of my browser history (I keep
about three months worth) and Google Mail was the only page that was
displaying in a font too small for me. My minimum is set to 10 pixels,
which I find OK for occasional use (Labels under icons and stuff like
that) but Gmail uses this minimum-sized font for the whole of my email,
which is too much, for me.

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In article <4719aa0b (AT) news (DOT) greennet.net>,
Steve Swift <Steve.J.Swift (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Is pressing the numeric
I forgot to state
And yes,

Would it be very hard for you to quote properly? Who said what? A
bit of the context to give an idea for those of us with Alzheimic
newsreaders? I know you are a bit of a rebel. How about rebelling
against yourself, just a wee bit?

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dorayme

Steve Swift wrote:

My minimum is set to 10 pixels,
which I find OK for occasional use (Labels under icons and stuff like
that) but Gmail uses this minimum-sized font for the whole of my email,
which is too much, for me.

Make your minimum larger. My minimum is set to 85% of my default. That's
the smallest I find comfortable for reading body text, since that's what
matters, not the fine print.

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Berg

"Bergamot" <bergamot (AT) visi (DOT) com> wrote

Make your minimum larger. My minimum is set to 85% of my default.

Why not 100%?

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rf wrote:

"Bergamot" <bergamot (AT) visi (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:5nrj7aFjseu6U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net...

Make your minimum larger. My minimum is set to 85% of my default.

Why not 100%?

85% is the smallest I can tolerate for reading text in any quantity.

100% is perfect for body text, of course. There's nothing wrong with
smaller type for things like legalese. Besides, using different type
sizes for different page elements is just part of general design
principles. I don't necessarily want to ignore that, I just want to
ensure I can read it.

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Berg

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, rf wrote:

Make your minimum larger. My minimum is set to 85% of my default.

Why not 100%?

Because you don't want SMALL, SUB, SUP, etc. in the same size
as the "normal" text.

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Steve Swift wrote:

Is pressing the numeric Plus key or using the Zoom control difficult for
you?

I forgot to state that any solution that I would find acceptable
wouldn't involve manual intervention every time I loaded a particular
webpage. For repetitive tasks, I've got a computer.
I was merely using google mail as an example of a webpage where a user
choice of font sizes would be welcome.

Pisser ain't it with the pervasiveness of poor web design? Hence the
reason behind the evangelical nature of the regulars when they advise:

body { font-size: 100%; }

Also long as you see crap like:

body { font: Verdana 85%; }

a manual solution will be required. At least with modern browsers you
have handy hot-key and scroll wheel solutions.

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Take care,

Jonathan
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Make your minimum larger. My minimum is set to 85% of my default. That's
the smallest I find comfortable for reading body text, since that's what
matters, not the fine print.

I set the minimum to the value I chose because it is the minimum that I
can read. I value some things coming out this size (and my own webpages
generate such small text for rarely used parts) but as far as Google
Mail is concerned, this font is used for about 95% of the page - it is
their normal size. If I set my minimum higher then some pages (including
some of my own) come out with no font size contrast.

Which is why I'd be happier if Google gave me a font size option.
Presumably everything on the page would scale based on my choice, and
I'd be able to read the page comfortably whilst maintaining the
contrasting sizes.

I'll be able to fix it myself when I've learned enough CSS - opera
allows me to set a per-host individual style sheet to be applied to
their pages.

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Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk