Sometimes they say the wrong things, sometimes they say more than one'd want, sometimes they just whet the appetite. I really think it's a divide of convenience -- they're provided as part of the show package, most people watch them, and mandatory whitefonting would rapidly become unwieldy.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2003 9:32:29 am PST #3853 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cindy - Jan 29, 2003 9:51:55 am PST #3854 of 10001
Nobody
I always watch them, because I stay tuned 'til the Grrr Argh guy sings. I'm also an end-credit hound, even when it's smooshed up on my screen.
Please anyone who's suggesting we white font the previews, please, please, please, for the love of Joss, stop. I can't take it anymore. This is my last pleasure in life. No. Really. See Natter.
Java cat - Jan 29, 2003 11:29:35 am PST #3855 of 10001
Not javachik
Hi, could someone tell me where to find the info on how to change the font size for reading messages? Not for posting messages, but reading posts. I read it somewhere, but have been unable to locate it under FAQ, board etiquette, how-to, and profile/registration. I switched browsers, from Netscape to Mozilla, and everything looks giant now. Should I be asking in Tech? help?
Dana - Jan 29, 2003 11:30:24 am PST #3856 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's controlled on a browser basis. It's not anything you set on the board. I have no clue about Mozilla, so I can't tell you exactly where to do it.
Lyra Jane - Jan 29, 2003 11:34:30 am PST #3857 of 10001
Up with the sun
I have the same problem, and I didn't find a way to fix it thru the browser on IE. I just set the font size to smaller. User-set fonts are on the list of future features, IIRC.
DXMachina - Jan 29, 2003 11:36:27 am PST #3858 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Java, the size and font are hardwired into the code. In Mozilla you can override this by going to edit>preferences>appearance>fonts and unchecking the box that says "allow documents to use other fonts." Then the pages will display in whatever you've set as default in preferences. This also means that every page you view on the whole WWW will also use only your preferences.
Java cat - Jan 29, 2003 11:41:31 am PST #3859 of 10001
Not javachik
Java cat - Jan 29, 2003 11:41:38 am PST #3860 of 10001
Not javachik
Fabulous! thank you for the wonderful help.
DXMachina - Jan 29, 2003 11:42:04 am PST #3861 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Another possible solution. One reason that it looks so big is that the default font for the board is set to Verdana, which is designed to look huge. If you uninstall Verdana from your list of fonts, the pages will display in your default font, without having to uncheck the ""allow documents to use other fonts." This would let the Phoenix display at a more reasonable size, while not interfering with other sites where you may want to use their choice of font.
ETA: I just did this, AIFG!
ETFA: Well, not really, unless you like Ariel (or Helvetica), I guess, which are also specified in the stylesheet. If it were up to me, the font face would be dropped from the stylesheet so we could use whatever face we wanted.
bicyclops - Jan 29, 2003 3:41:07 pm PST #3862 of 10001
For Mozilla, you can change font size using View->Text Zoom