[thelist] Default font size?

[John Corry]

> > I've built a style sheet that doesn't assign
> > a specific size to the main content text.
>
> hi mike
>
> nobody else responded to this, so i will
>
> BRAVO!!
>
> not enough people have embraced that strategy
>
> > I figured using the browser's default size would be best.
> > All of the other text sizes are calculated to be relative to that
> > default.  (Headings are 150%, small print is 70%, etc.)
>
> commendable -- and accessible
>
> > The thing is, the content text just looks too big
>
> uh oh, the dark side is calling you

I like using ems as a type size measurement...yes, I know it doesn't
work too predictably in NN 4.x.

I leave body text .9 or 1 em and set headers at like 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 ems

The type scales. So far, nobody has complained.

I don't' have all the answers by any means, and it seems like there are
so many way sto do stuff, that fault can be found in any approach. But
this strategy seems to work pretty good.

See it in action on my most recent creation:
http://www.aamaui.org

<tip type="IE + intellimouse">
Ctrl + scrollwheel cycles (rapidly) back and forth through type sizes.
Try it, its neat!
</tip>

John Corry