controling browser text size

What are some effective methods to control the the browser text sizes that a
user can adjust? So, if the user chooses view > text size > largest...I can
effectively prevent the text size from getting huge and maintain a consistent
size?

I'm using .em for my text sizes in CSS.

Thanks,
-D-

..oO(-D-)

What are some effective methods to control the the browser text sizes that a
user can adjust? So, if the user chooses view > text size > largest...I can
effectively prevent the text size from getting huge and maintain a consistent
size?

Nope. Users can always change the font size.

I'm using .em for my text sizes in CSS.

Keep it.

Micha

No way to prevent a user from increasing the size of the text to an
insanely large size in their browser.

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-D- wrote:

What are some effective methods to control the the browser text sizes that a
user can adjust? So, if the user chooses view > text size > largest...I can
effectively prevent the text size from getting huge and maintain a consistent
size?

I'm using .em for my text sizes in CSS.

Thanks,
-D-

Just my opinion, but I don't see why you would want to. Limiting the text size
is only going to decrease usability and accessibility. Why frustrate and upset
the portion of your audience that actually needs or prefers larger fonts.

Also, users who do use enlarged fonts in their browsers are generally going to
be savy enough to know that doing so might result in some breakdown of the
design.

Michael Fesser wrote:

.oO(-D-)


What are some effective methods to control the the browser text sizes that a
user can adjust? So, if the user chooses view > text size > largest...I can
effectively prevent the text size from getting huge and maintain a consistent
size?


Nope. Users can always change the font size.


I'm using .em for my text sizes in CSS.


Keep it.

Micha

I think that using pixels will prevent IE from resizing the text (not
other browsers though).
But you should not expect to control the text size on the web anyways,
you'd much better accept text size flexibility as a given, and build
flexible layouts that will accomodate any font size.
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Seb,

Using px will not prevent text resize in IE. It just makes it slightly
more difficult to do, but any user that needs to resize a significant
amount will know or learn very quickly how to do this in IE.

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(_seb_) wrote:

Michael Fesser wrote:

.oO(-D-)


What are some effective methods to control the the browser text sizes
that a user can adjust? So, if the user chooses view > text size
largest...I can effectively prevent the text size from getting huge
and maintain a consistent size?



Nope. Users can always change the font size.


I'm using .em for my text sizes in CSS.



Keep it.

Micha


I think that using pixels will prevent IE from resizing the text (not
other browsers though).
But you should not expect to control the text size on the web anyways,
you'd much better accept text size flexibility as a given, and build
flexible layouts that will accomodate any font size.

rilkesf wrote:

Just my opinion, but I don't see why you would want to. Limiting the text size
is only going to decrease usability and accessibility. Why frustrate and upset
the portion of your audience that actually needs or prefers larger fonts.

Also, users who do use enlarged fonts in their browsers are generally going to
be savy enough to know that doing so might result in some breakdown of the
design.

And if you need to, you figure it out. :-)

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