Sent by Roger Roelofs on 20 November 2005 14:02
Mohammed,
On Nov 20, 2005, at 9:22 AM, M. Othman wrote:
> I thought it was possible to fix the font size by using divs.
>
> Have a look at the BBC website @ http://news.bbc.co.uk and try to
> change
> the text size, it remains fixed. I am sure they do it (somehow).
>
> This "feature" is - sometimes - necessary to keep the layout intact
> when
> users change the text size via their browsers.
IE/win is the only browser I know of that will prevent the user from
resizing the text, and even there you can get around it in a kludgy
kind of way. All my browsers resize the text at the web site you
mentioned without any difficulty.
Test resize-ability is a critical feature for those with low vision. I
often leave sites that put text in graphics because they don't
auto-resize when the text does (most often a problem in navigation
areas which is the worst place to have this problem). I know there are
ways to work around this, such as Opera's zoom feature, but, why
should I bother? The information is almost always available elsewhere
in a more accessible format.
The web is a fluid place where the user is in control. Learn to be
flexible.
Roger,
Roger Roelofs
"Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction,
God allows U-turns!"
~Allison Gappa Bottke
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