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Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.

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Jon B. - Jan 19, 2005 7:00:13 am PST #9349 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Well, never mind my edit above then. There should be a way to do what you're saying, shouldn't there? But I don't recall the code.


Jon B. - Jan 19, 2005 7:01:39 am PST #9350 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Why are the fonts in px?

As opposed to what? I had a reason. I don't remember what it was.

Thanks for that link!


beathen - Jan 19, 2005 7:02:07 am PST #9351 of 10000
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.

I have a suggestion...

In the profile center it would be helpful to have the "OK" button at the top too. I like to change my tag a lot and it would be nice to have the button right there instead of having to scroll past all the other things just to get to the button.


P.M. Marc - Jan 19, 2005 7:06:03 am PST #9352 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

As opposed to what? I had a reason. I don't remember what it was.

Probably Netscape support.


Jon B. - Jan 19, 2005 7:11:59 am PST #9353 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I think you're right. Looking at that Wiki, while they tend to recommend the "Ems and Percentages" approach, it's the px approach that is most consistant between browsers.


Am-Chau Yarkona - Jan 19, 2005 7:15:35 am PST #9354 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

I don't know if this helps with the speccing out or not, but for record, I'm in favour of being able to change both the font and the size; what Verdana looks good at is not Times New Roman's optimal size, etc.


P.M. Marc - Jan 19, 2005 7:15:50 am PST #9355 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I think you're right. Looking at that Wiki, while they tend to recommend the "Ems and Percentages" approach, it's the px approach that is most consistant between browsers.

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate that CSS support across browsers is such a crapshoot?


§ ita § - Jan 19, 2005 7:20:32 am PST #9356 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I was just reading the section on style sheet switching, and then it got to the point of lack of support and then I cried.

Okay -- where are we:

  • minimal (don't specify font -- anything else?)
  • stealth (lose colours, images?)
  • large (increase font sizes by how much?)
  • small (drop font sizes by how much?)
  • ho (no whitefont)


amych - Jan 19, 2005 7:20:33 am PST #9357 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

As opposed to what?

Ems are ideal for accessibility (and would take out the need for smaller and larger styles), but harder to make the page look just right.

Even if you stick with px for the body text, it's a simple matter to make everything else a percentage relative to that.

(Which, looking up-thread, faster typists have already said.)


amych - Jan 19, 2005 7:24:02 am PST #9358 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate that CSS support across browsers is such a crapshoot?

t hands Plei a soothing tableless layout that has been tested in 10 browsers on 3 OSes