[thelist] Font Sizing
fstorr
fffrancis at fstorr.demon.co.uk
Mon May 6 13:03:01 CDT 2002
> I am leaning towards using pt measurements in my CSS. What are the
> main downsides of taking this action?
Pt and Px are a bad thing, IMHO. Up until last Tuesday I was using px
to design a company intranet site, until I got a call from one of our
staff who has site difficulties. She already has to use a powerful
magnifying glass to see the screen effectively. She couldn't see the
text and was unable to alter her font sizes. I then had to go back and
change everything to ems, which took a little time, but now she can do
her job. Thinking along the lines of the American 508 rules and the UK
disability discrimination/at work acts, making sites accessible to
everyone should be something that you should defiantly strive towards
doing. So, use a flexible font size, not static!
Kind regards
Francis
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