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font size - what is the best approach?

Sent by Austin, Darrel on 4 August 2004 15:03


> Hmmm. Is it really safe to rely on scripting being enabled? 

Nope. That's why I do it on the server side.

> Besides,
> why should I force users to use controls I've designed myself over the
> controls built into the browser?

I agree with that...usually. The issue with font resizing is that it's a
rather hidden feature in most browsers, so there are plenty of people that
don't even know they can resize type.

> Granted, if browser text resizing also works then this is not a bad
> thing to have, but if you're using pixels, it's not going to work in
> IE. 

Fair point.

> It's a nice idea, but I'll be sticking with EMs for now.

Like I said, there is no 'best' way. To each their own!

-Darrel
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