Re: New Software Forum

[Adrian Hoe <mailbox@*nospam*adrianhoe.com>]

CodeMage wrote:

> "Jim Rogers" <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:3D84E044.9020306@worldnet.att.net...
> 
>>>I just submitted the article. The web master at the site does
>>>
> formatting,
> 
>>>including font sizes. I suggest you email the web master about the font
>>>problem. I suspect he/she (I don't know which) will try to improve the
>>>site as needed.
>>>
> 
> There's always a thin line between layout and accessibility of a web site.
> Theoretically, one should never assume anything about screen resolution,
> font size/color or anything else in the viewer's web browser. In the case of
> the CodeMages Community web site however we have chosen to assume a certain
> minimum screen resolution and an acceptable accessibility level on the most
> widely used web browsers. That is, it looks good on most browsers for most
> people. My apologies that for some people this means that the standard font
> of the site (8pt Verdana) is too small to be considered comfortably
> readable.
> 
> 
>>I just looked at the article using Netscape version 6.02.
>>This version allows me to resize the text up to some very large sizes.
>>You might find this browser useful, particularly if your eyes are
>>having problems like mine.
>>
> 
> At first glance it may seem that the Internet Explorer does not allow the
> same thing, because our web site basically 'forces' the layout and style of
> the site through the use of cascading stylesheets. It is however fairly easy
> to configure Internet Explorer to ignore these stylesheets and to choose
> your own font size for instance. Just check out the Accessibility button on
> the General tab in Tools | Internet Options. If you check the option "Ignore
> font sizes specified on Web pages" and you adjust the font size with View |
> Text Size, I'm sure you wouldn't have to switch browsers just to read Jim's
> articles! :)
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> CodeMage
> The CodeMages Community
> 
> 
> 
> 


Forget about IE. Netscape 6 can do better. Download and install 
Netscape 6. Choose View from the menu bar and click Text Size. Here, 
you can zoom in and out freely. No setup hassle. :-,)

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