Browser Preference Settings

Paul Brin · #1 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 02:54 AM

I'm playing around with removing font sizes from my style sheet;
http://www.kygallery.com/aab.htm
I've already removed font-familys from my site, in order to let viewers see my pages with there own preferences.
Is there any good reason to keep font sizes?

Paul B · #2 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 03:24 AM

I don't think the majority of users have any idea how to set their browser preferences.

As a designer I leave mine as default to enable me to see sites as the majority of users do.

To answer your question, your site looks poor in Times...

rbirdsall569 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 04:09 AM

I'm not sure it is necessary to remove either. As long as you don't make a css rule "important" the user should be override them.

I really think that people who have a reason to over ride the style sheets know how to do so -- the ones that don't know you can do that just don't have a reason to.

R

davebarnes · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 10:28 AM

Ninety-eight (98.3% to be exact) of all browser users have no clue about setting styles.

BTW, I made up the statistic above, but I believe it to reflect reality.

You SHOULD control the font sizes that people see. Print media has been doing this for centuries.

Paul Brin · #5 (**permalink**) 02-01-2007, 04:08 PM

Precisely... how many times have you looked at something in print media and wished it was fit for you?