Sent by David Laakso on 7 February 2010 03:03
Brian M. Curran wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, Brian M. Curran wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian M. Curran wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I'm styling my website, and noticed that at my given text size that
>>>>> the
>>>>> line lengths are too long, because they hurt my eyes. Is there a rule
>>>>> of
>>>>> thumb for number of characters per line that will yield the best
>>>>> readability?
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Brian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>> David Laakso wrote:
>>>> Provide the URL.
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>>>> ~d
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>>> I've just enlarged the font size. I'd like to hear any comments?
>>> www.draftingservices.com
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>> Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
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>> Why would you do that? Why don't you set the font to the *user's*
>> default font-size (i.e., body { font-size: 100%; })?
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It is at user default now, Chris.
It looks and reads better now, Brian. I'd suggest changing the keyword
"medium" to font-size: 100%; for more consistent cross-browser results.
You may, as well, want to increase the width of the page and header to
990px. And adjust the #content (left column) to almost, but not quite,
kiss the sidebar.
Best,
~d
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