[thelist] UK: Disability Discrimination and Web Site Design

[rudy]

>My first design did not specify a font size, I wanted let the user define
>their own font size or have their default browser font size.  This was so
>that those who needed/required/wanted large font sizes were able to
increase
>the size with no problems.


hi zoe

this font size strategy is not good enough for some people, but personally
i think it is the greatest and has several advantages

 - less code
 - browser detection eliminated
 - resizes well on all platforms
 - prints with no problems
 - simplifies style sheets
 - et cetera, et cetera

the only disadvantage?  it looks too roomy for portal fanatics who want to
squeeze as much as possible above the fold

>However, my boss does not like the default PC font size on most browsers,
he
>thinks it is too big and insists that I make it smaller.  My reaction was
to
>explain about accessibility, but he was insistant saying that if needed we
>can add pages to the site later for those who wanted more control
>themselves!!!! >:o(

i know it's not nice to judge someone on the basis of one comment, but he
sounds like a real clueless pointy-haired type

instead of browser detection, i think maybe it's time for you to do some
new job detection

otherwise you're going to feel a lot of stress in future

it's like you spend hours on a fine sauce for your meal, and he's putting
ketchup all over it

bleargh


rudy
r937.com