Preventing Text Size Change

ATLien · #1 (**permalink**) 12-07-2003, 05:45 PM

Ok, everyone knows how browsers can change text sizes, I want to know how to keep browsers from being able to do it. I know if you use exact css text sizes, IE wont resize it, but other browsers such as firebird still can. Can anyone help me?

kwvarga · #2 (**permalink**) 12-07-2003, 05:47 PM

ATLien · #3 (**permalink**) 12-07-2003, 06:13 PM

what?

kwvarga · #4 (**permalink**) 12-07-2003, 06:24 PM

make the text an image

ATLien · #5 (**permalink**) 12-07-2003, 07:40 PM

I don't want it to be a image. Their has to be other ways.

DaveyBoy · #6 (**permalink**) 12-07-2003, 08:13 PM

what if someone visually impaired views your web site? you're bound to lose trade if the customer can't read the site!

Anyway this code MAY do the job :

[code:1:3faac8466d]
<head>
<style type="text/css">
.myClass { <SCRIPT language="JavaScript">  </SCRIPT> }
</style>
</head>
[/code:1:3faac8466d]

Edit the 'medium' and 'small' settings to suit....

Let me know if this works plz.

LazyJim · #7 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 03:38 AM

medium refers to the user's preferred size, small x-small x-larg etc are relative to that.

Not sure if <script> is allowed in <style> (there's another way if u want me to show u).

all relative font's scale
the W3C standard is to let all text re-sizable even when set in point or pixels.

heights and widths will scale with the text if they are set in em units (or ex), these units require CSS, (as do x-small small medium large x-large).

images are the only sure way to fix size, but using images for text is total shyte.

IMO the best solutiopn is to design layouts that adapt to text size changes. The current standard technologies don't make it that easy though, and <table> based layouts often are miles ahead in functionality and usability for the programmer (untill it comes to alter/maintain the design).

AcRoNym · #8 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 06:01 AM

man i wanna know this too

samer · #9 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 08:25 AM

humm.. interesting ...

ATLien · #10 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:03 AM

I have a design that is very restrictive of content, and when people resize text, it messes the design bad. Anymore ideas?

DaveyBoy · #11 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:28 AM

so redesign the site to accomodate text changes...gotta think about the needs of the users.

edbarton · #12 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:46 AM

This is easy just set it to a pixel size in the css. See all my sites I think for the example. I will give you the code if you need it.

edbarton · #13 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:47 AM

What the hell

[code:1:d2308caaaa]
<style type="text/css">

</style>
[/code:1:d2308caaaa]

edbarton · #14 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:48 AM

So set the text as style 1 and that would set all the text as size 11

Jazzee · #15 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATLien

Ok, everyone knows how browsers can change text sizes, I want to know how to keep browsers from being able to do it. I know if you use exact css text sizes, IE wont resize it, but other browsers such as firebird still can. Can anyone help me?

DaveyBoy · #16 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 10:58 AM

yeah well done for wasting 2 mins there cardesign

edbarton · #17 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 11:16 AM

My Bad. Forgive me I am tired

edbarton · #18 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 11:19 AM

Reconsidering it though I don't think their is a way and you are just going to have to make sure (like DaveyBoy said) that you can accomodate for this.

AcRoNym · #19 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 03:49 PM

there is a way i went on site

LazyJim · #20 (**permalink**) 12-08-2003, 04:13 PM

spit it out AcRo

lol cardesign don't forget 11px is very small and u are forcing many people to peer closer at your text and making it difficult to read. (but not me - ising FireBird I butcher your layouts and pring text up to around 15-20px!).