what is the problem with my css?

[Ganesh J. Acharya]

Hi Friends!

I had posted a query in the comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html group

Thanks for your guidance. Please check for the document now. I have
once again updated the website....

http://seashellwebs.com
I got the following reply...........

I've wondered why your default style is to make my preferred font
size 70% of what it is?... making the text size pretty microscopic >
for me to read.

Can i know what is actually wrong.

thanks!
ganesh j. acharya

[Els]

Ganesh J. Acharya wrote:

I had posted a query in the
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html group

http://seashellwebs.com

I got the following reply...........

I've wondered why your default style is to make my
preferred font size 70% of what it is?... making the text
size pretty microscopic for me to read.

Can i know what is actually wrong.

I think that normally, you would ask the person who wrote that
what's wrong. Not take his answer to another group to ask.

However, it so happens that most of us know the answer to this
one, so I'll reply anyway:
You apparently set the font-size to 70%. This means it's 70% of
what the visitor has set in his/her browser as preferred size.
70% of that could be really small.

If I set IE to font-size medium, it's because I like that size.
Then you come along and tell me I should view it 30% smaller
than that!

--
Els
http://locusmeus.com/
Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -

[David Dorward]

Ganesh J. Acharya wrote:

I've wondered why your default style is to make my preferred font
size 70% of what it is?... making the text size pretty microscopic >
for me to read.

Can i know what is actually wrong.

Browsers let users set the font size they want. 70% is 70% of that size. So
you have told the browser that no matter what font size the user wants, to
make it less then three quarters of that size.

--
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me.uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>
Home is where the ~/.bashrc is

[Stan Brown]

"Ganesh J. Acharya" wrote in
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets:

I got the following reply...........

I've wondered why your default style is to make my preferred font
size 70% of what it is?... making the text size pretty microscopic >
for me to read.

Can i know what is actually wrong.

You were told what is wrong. Don't set font-size:70% for body or p,
because by definition that makes the text smaller than the viewer
finds comfortable.

--

Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

[no0bodyhome]

While on the subject, what is the default browser setting for
font-size, and what is the recommended way of setting
font-size in CSS design? I've seen lots of debate about this
according to which book or article you read. Most advise to
use pixels, but then some suggest percentages. So it would
seem the best solution would be to start with a default setting
and base the design on that, using pixels; but what is the
default? And while we're at it, what is considered the default
resolution, or the resolution of choice from a design point of view?

On 13 Feb 2005 12:53:52 GMT, Els <el*********@tiscali.nl> wrote:

Ganesh J. Acharya wrote:

I had posted a query in the
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html group

http://seashellwebs.com

I got the following reply...........

I've wondered why your default style is to make my
preferred font size 70% of what it is?... making the text
size pretty microscopic for me to read.

Can i know what is actually wrong.

I think that normally, you would ask the person who wrote that
what's wrong. Not take his answer to another group to ask.

However, it so happens that most of us know the answer to this
one, so I'll reply anyway:
You apparently set the font-size to 70%. This means it's 70% of
what the visitor has set in his/her browser as preferred size.
70% of that could be really small.

If I set IE to font-size medium, it's because I like that size.
Then you come along and tell me I should view it 30% smaller
than that!

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

no*********@nowhere.com wrote:
So many questions...

While on the subject, what is the default browser setting for
font-size,
Whatever your visitor has hir computer set at.
and what is the recommended way of setting font-size in CSS design?
I've seen lots of debate about this according to which book or
article you read. Most advise to use pixels,
Old style, or poorly trained designers.
but then some suggest percentages.
New style, and correct.
So it would seem the best solution would be to start with a default
setting and base the design on that, using pixels;
No. Don't do that.
but what is the default?
Whatever your visitor has hir computer set at.

*Your* style sheet should say:

body, td {font-size: 100%;}
h1 {font-size: 140%;
h2 {font-size: 130%;}
..legalese, .copyright {font-size: 90%;}

and so forth. Then, the visitor will get hir default size. And so will
you. If you don't like what you see in your browser, change your own
browser's default.
And while we're at it, what is considered the default resolution,
or the resolution of choice from a design point of view?

Resolution is not relevant. Browser window size may be, if you don't
design fluid layouts. Not everyone surfs with maximized windows,
especially those with high-resolution monitors. Consider PDAs and
mobile phones, too.

Please don't top-post.

--
-bts
-This space intentionally left blank.

[Jeff North]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:11:56 GMT, in
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets no*********@nowhere.com
wrote:

| While on the subject, what is the default browser setting for
| font-size, and what is the recommended way of setting
| font-size in CSS design? I've seen lots of debate about this
| according to which book or article you read. Most advise to
| use pixels, but then some suggest percentages. So it would
| seem the best solution would be to start with a default setting
| and base the design on that, using pixels; but what is the
| default? And while we're at it, what is considered the default
| resolution, or the resolution of choice from a design point of view?

Try this:

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
..pixels {font-size: 8pt; }
..pct {font-size: 150%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<P>Standard Font<BR>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer
adipiscing elit. Vestibulum nisl leo, faucibus varius, venenatis quis,
faucibus non, pede.</P>
<P class="pixels">Standard Font + Pixel Class<BR>Lorem ipsum dolor sit
amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Vestibulum nisl leo, faucibus
varius, venenatis quis, faucibus non, pede.</P>
<P class="pct">Standard Font + Percentage Class<BR>Lorem ipsum dolor
sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Vestibulum nisl leo, faucibus
varius, venenatis quis, faucibus non, pede.</P>
</body>
</html>

In your browser change the default font size. Note what happens to the
first and last lines of text. The second line will not adjust.

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