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Posted by Viken Karaguesian on January 7, 2008, 7:13 pm
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Hello everyone,
Just an observation here: the CSS newsgroup
(comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets) is totally dead. Why?...
Anyway here's my discussion point: What is the most versatile value to use
to set font-size? I set my font size in percentages. I set the main font
size in the body tag (which everything will inherit), then adjust other
sizes in relation to that (for headers, fine print, etc).
I run a site for a small non-profit. A couple of people from the
organization have commented to me that they think the font size is too big
(I set it to 95%) when viewed at 1024x768 resolution. They want me to reduce
it. The problem is that the fonts look small when viewed at 1280x1024. If I
reduce it any further, the fonts will be really tiny and difficult to read
as the resolutions increase.
So, what to do? What is the best way to scale the fonts so that they look
the right size at all resolutions? Should I use points? Pixels? EM's?
Points and pixels would be a fixed value but the downside is that the user
could not adjust the font size within the browser. EM's would work, but they
basically work like percentages - I would get the same complaints about the
font size.
So....what would *you* do? I was contemplating using points as the base
value in my body tag (say, 12 point), then using ems to adjust other font
sizes relative to that (like fineprint, h1/h1/h3, etc.)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Viken K.
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Posted by Christian Hackl on January 7, 2008, 7:20 pm
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Viken Karaguesian wrote:
> Just an observation here: the CSS newsgroup
> (comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets) is totally dead. Why?...
How is it dead? I see 18 postings from January 7, 2008 in that group.
Maybe your news server or client isn't configured correctly.
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Christian Hackl
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Posted by Viken Karaguesian on January 7, 2008, 7:31 pm
Please log in for more thread options > How is it dead? I see 18 postings from January 7, 2008 in that group.
> Maybe your news server or client isn't configured correctly.
Really? Since January 1, I see a total of 10 threads, three of which are
spam. A message that I posted has been sitting there since January 2 with no
replies, except for my own. I remember that NG being much busier than that.
I was surprised that there was so little traffic. This NG has much more
traffic, it seems. That's why I came here with this post.
I don't think I'm doing anything wrong. I use Outlook Express the same as I
always have. I haven't changed anything.
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Viken K.
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Posted by Bergamot on January 7, 2008, 8:54 pm
Please log in for more thread options Viken Karaguesian wrote:
> re: c.i.w.a.stylesheets
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> A message that I posted has been sitting there since January 2 with no
> replies, except for my own.
Maybe nobody was interested. It is a discussion group, after all, not a
help desk, so no one is obligated to respond. BTW, I did read your post,
but since it concerned a quirk in IE6, I didn't care. Sorry.
> I remember that NG being much busier than that.
True, it used to be more active. I noticed a distinct decline over the
past year. Many of the regulars are gone.
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Berg
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Posted by Viken Karaguesian on January 7, 2008, 9:14 pm
Please log in for more thread options >> A message that I posted has been sitting there since January 2 with no
>> replies, except for my own.
>
> Maybe nobody was interested. It is a discussion group, after all, not a
> help desk, so no one is obligated to respond. BTW, I did read your post,
> but since it concerned a quirk in IE6, I didn't care. Sorry.
No problem :>) Well, my main point was just that I remember the group being
so busy that your post could get lost in a sea of other posts. I remember a
guy named Spartanicus who seemed to be the groups guru (or is he in here? Or
both?).
I was just surprised at the lack of activity. Ususally, *someone* replies
after three or four days...
BTW, I fixed the aforementioned problem, in case you missed my reply to
myself. LOL!
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Viken K.
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