[thelist] Css font
Maximillian Schwanekamp
anaxamaxan at neptunewebworks.com
Fri May 14 12:30:49 CDT 2004
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I've read somwhere an article by Jeffrey Zeldman (I suppose:) about
specifying
font size in pixels and still ensuring accessibility. It's a pity I can't
remember the article's URL.
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Zeldman changed positions on that one - at first he was Mr. "Give me Pixels
or Give me Death,"[1] but eventually he changed his mind: "Avoid
pixel-based, nonresizable text (once more, see Chapter 13) or use DOM- or
back-end-driven style switchers that let users change text sizes even when
their browser refuses to grant them that right."[2] The problem is Win IE,
which does not allow font-resizing (using the View > Text Size option) when
the font-size is specified in pixels. Other browsers are OK about it.
[1] http://old.alistapart.com/stories/fear4/index.html
[2] Designing with Web Standards, by Zeldman. New Riders, June 5th 2003.
Available online via Safari Bookshelf.
Maximillian Von Schwanekamp
Dynamic Websites and E-Commerce
www.NeptuneWebworks.com
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