How to set default font size to small for a page's body?

On Apr 16, 11:51*am, Harlan Messinger
<hmessinger.removet... (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Don Li wrote:
On Apr 16, 11:15 am, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
a.nony.m... (AT) example (DOT) invalid> wrote:
Don Li wrote:
I've tried
Please read this:http://tekrider.net/html/fontsize.php

.. What did I do wrong?
You decided to pick a size which would make many visitors (including me)
squint at the monitor. If 100% is too large for your own taste, decrease
your own browser's default size. But leave it adequate for me.

I expect your post was just a test. Normally you would move the styling
to your CSS style sheet.

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People. * Please consider the following factors:
a) the majority of my users are likely not knowing how to set font
size with their browser and I don't intend to provide instruction on
that (once again, they are not you, not tech savvy);


Your reasoning is backwards. If you think your users will be unable to
change the size of their text, then that's exactly why you *shouldn't*
make it too small for some of them to read. Some people *need* the type
to be at least normal size. Nobody needs it *smaller*.

You're confused with my follow-up note, "not likely to know to how to
change font size" is not equal to "will be unable to
change the size of their text".

Just answer the question if you are able to, like yes, one can set a
default font size to this or that for a page, here's how, no, you
can't.

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Don Li wrote:

Just answer the question if you are able to

Welcome to Usenet!

You post something, we discuss its implications. If the discussion
happens to answer a question you've asked, that's incidental.

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Don Li wrote:

Just answer the question if you are able to, like yes, one can set a
default font size to this or that for a page, here's how, no, you
can't.

Just answer the question, are you making this page for you or for the
people who will view it? If for the latter then don't fool with my
default font size, it is a pain to have to keep adjusting my found as I
go from page to page. End result is "I", and many others, just won't
come back which is never a good marketing strategy.


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Take care,

Jonathan
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http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

On Apr 16, 12:42*pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m... (AT) example (DOT) invalid> wrote:

Don Li wrote:
You're confused with my follow-up note, "not likely to know to how to
change font size" is not equal to "will be unable to change the size
of their text".

Whether or not your visitors know how to change the font size in their
browsers is no reason for you to penalize those who don't.

Think flexible. The Web is not paper. And we do not have your eyes.

Just answer the question if you are able to, like yes, one can set a
default font size to this or that for a page, here's how, no, you
can't.

Sure you can. Set it for 100%.

Why setting it to 85% or 80% is not working for IE7?

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Don Li wrote:

Set it for 100%.

Why setting it to 85% or 80% is not working for IE7?

80% is small-print - appropriate when you want to deceive people
and hide important information in your contracts.

Are you a lawyer?

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I used to believe in reincarnation in a former life.

On Apr 16, 12:53*pm, Andreas Prilop <prilop2... (AT) trashmail (DOT) net> wrote:

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Don Li wrote:
Set it for 100%.

Why setting it to 85% or 80% is not working for IE7?

80% is small-print - appropriate when you want to deceive people
and hide important information in your contracts.

Are you a lawyer?

--
I used to believe in reincarnation in a former life.

Good Problem resolved. Just don't know why it got many so
worked up.

Harlan Messinger wrote:

Don Li wrote:
body style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:0.8em;"

why are you trying to set the primary font of your page to a
size that's smaller than the user finds convenient to read?

Probably because it's Verdana.

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Berg

Don Li wrote:

On Apr 16, 11:15 am, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
a.nony.m... (AT) example (DOT) invalid> wrote:

Please read this:http://tekrider.net/html/fontsize.php

People. Please consider the following factors:

Gee, do you think you're the first person ever to come up against this?
The subject of font sizes and Verdana has been discussed a nauseating
number of times.

Whatever excuses you come up with that rationalize your decision to use
Verdana at a reduced size for body text ain't gonna fly here.

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Berg

Don Li wrote:

On Apr 16, 12:53 pm, Andreas Prilop <prilop2... (AT) trashmail (DOT) net> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Don Li wrote:
Set it for 100%.
Why setting it to 85% or 80% is not working for IE7?
80% is small-print - appropriate when you want to deceive people
and hide important information in your contracts.

Are you a lawyer?


I used to believe in reincarnation in a former life.

Good Problem resolved. Just don't know why it got many so
worked up.

We hoped, (unsuccessfully is this case) to stop the perpetuation of
poorly design, inflexible, unaccessible websites that currently pollute
the web. The attitudes expressed here underscore the frustration some of
your visitors will experience when they wish to visit your site but just
cannot read the damn text...

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Take care,

Jonathan
-------------------
LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

Don Li wrote:

On Apr 16, 11:51 am, Harlan Messinger
hmessinger.removet... (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:
Don Li wrote:
On Apr 16, 11:15 am, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
a.nony.m... (AT) example (DOT) invalid> wrote:
Don Li wrote:
I've tried
Please read this:http://tekrider.net/html/fontsize.php
.. What did I do wrong?
You decided to pick a size which would make many visitors (including me)
squint at the monitor. If 100% is too large for your own taste, decrease
your own browser's default size. But leave it adequate for me.
I expect your post was just a test. Normally you would move the styling
to your CSS style sheet.
--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Vista
People. Please consider the following factors:
a) the majority of my users are likely not knowing how to set font
size with their browser and I don't intend to provide instruction on
that (once again, they are not you, not tech savvy);

Your reasoning is backwards. If you think your users will be unable to
change the size of their text, then that's exactly why you *shouldn't*
make it too small for some of them to read. Some people *need* the type
to be at least normal size. Nobody needs it *smaller*.

You're confused with my follow-up note, "not likely to know to how to
change font size" is not equal to "will be unable to
change the size of their text".

What do you think the text consists of besides characters in a font
whose size is determined by the font size?