font size locked

[explorer_pl]

hi

i've been working designing sites using scc mostly for type.
it was normal, that then i've defined the font size in css, the user
couldn't change the size when we viewed the site (in IE)

but it seems that the font size isn't locked under FireFox.

i'm wondering - is it normal that FireFox allows changeing font size, or am i doing
something wrong.

thanks

[vgarcia]

i'm wondering - is it normal that FireFox allows changeing font size

Yes. As a matter of fact, every browser except for IE/Windows allows for font size adjustment regardless of the units you specify.

[explorer_pl]

thanks. i was afraid that i've just f***ed up something once again

[AutisticCuckoo]

Yes, you're doing something wrong. You're specifying font sizes in a fixed unit that makes it impossible for IE/Win users to change the size. For anyone with less than 20/20 vision, that makes your page very hard to use.

[explorer_pl]

what are you sugesting i should do?

[vgarcia]

For anyone with less than 20/20 vision, that makes your page very hard to use.

body {
font-size: 24px;
}

[AutisticCuckoo]

Much better:

body {font-size:100%}

(24px font size isn't very useful for some who has 20/20 vision, and if it's set in pixels, they can't resize it in IE.)

The best way (for usability and accessibility) is to use relative units for font sizes, i.e. ems or percentages. It requires a different way of thinking about design, compared to old-skool table-based design, though.

[explorer_pl]

well, i'm new to full-css designs so i think, that this time
i'll let it be the way it is. i'm waaaay over my deadline