Netscape: font size

re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.ht

The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
always smaller.

In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
confusing Netscape

Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
the part I'm most concerned with is the right
frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big

Thanks for any suggestions.

This is normal.

You would have to use CSS to specific the font in pixels, I believe or just don't worry about it.

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"Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
>
> The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
> Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
> I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
> different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
> always smaller.
>
> In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
> a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
> window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
> confusing Netscape.
>
> Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
> IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
> the part I'm most concerned with is the right
> frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
> On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
> make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.

Even with CSS font sizes will always be a tad smaller - the 1 guy using
Netscape probably won't notice :-)

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Thomas A. Rowe wrote:
> This is normal.
>
> You would have to use CSS to specific the font in pixels, I believe
> or just don't worry about it.
>
>
> "Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2DC432D3-D7E2-4913-8ACD-CE70FCF6C149@microsoft.com...
>> re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
>>
>> The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
>> Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
>> I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
>> different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
>> always smaller.
>>
>> In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
>> a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
>> window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
>> confusing Netscape.
>>
>> Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
>> IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
>> the part I'm most concerned with is the right
>> frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
>> On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
>> make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions.

People that are use to using a certain browser or version will be accustom to seeing sites in the
way that their browser render them and not know any different until one day they use another
PC/Browser.

In many cases it not worth the effort to compensate for any very small differences between how
browser renders pages.

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"Jon Spivey" <jons@mvps.org> wrote in message news:ODg8SazJEHA.3412@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Even with CSS font sizes will always be a tad smaller - the 1 guy using
> Netscape probably won't notice :-)
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Jon
> Microsoft MVP - FP
>
>
> Thomas A. Rowe wrote:
> > This is normal.
> >
> > You would have to use CSS to specific the font in pixels, I believe
> > or just don't worry about it.
> >
> >
> > "Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2DC432D3-D7E2-4913-8ACD-CE70FCF6C149@microsoft.com...
> >> re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
> >>
> >> The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
> >> Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
> >> I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
> >> different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
> >> always smaller.
> >>
> >> In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
> >> a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
> >> window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
> >> confusing Netscape.
> >>
> >> Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
> >> IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
> >> the part I'm most concerned with is the right
> >> frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
> >> On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
> >> make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>

I think there's actually 4 guys using Netscrape and 2 using Mozilla now.


"Jon Spivey" <jons@mvps.org> wrote in message news:ODg8SazJEHA.3412@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| Even with CSS font sizes will always be a tad smaller - the 1 guy using
| Netscape probably won't notice :-)
|
| --
| Cheers,
| Jon
| Microsoft MVP - FP
|
|
| Thomas A. Rowe wrote:
| > This is normal.
| >
| > You would have to use CSS to specific the font in pixels, I believe
| > or just don't worry about it.
| >
| >
| > "Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:2DC432D3-D7E2-4913-8ACD-CE70FCF6C149@microsoft.com...
| >> re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
| >>
| >> The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
| >> Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
| >> I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
| >> different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
| >> always smaller.
| >>
| >> In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
| >> a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
| >> window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
| >> confusing Netscape.
| >>
| >> Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
| >> IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
| >> the part I'm most concerned with is the right
| >> frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
| >> On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
| >> make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
| >>
| >> Thanks for any suggestions.
|
|

Netscape renders fonts in a different way that IE. This may cause the font
size to appear off. There are seven standard font sizes for use with the
HTML <font> tag (1 through 7). FP doesn't add anything extra to this, just
sets it as <font size="2"> or whatever. The 12pt, 14pt, etc. are simply just
added for the users benefit so that the average user who doesn't know the
underlying HTML has a rought guess as to what size the fonts may display.
Even though the standards may say to render it at a certain size (like 2 is
12 pt), there are still variations in the rendering engines themselves and
how they render the fonts. Basically, there isn't anything you'll really be
able to do to overcome this without creating buckets of work for yourself to
support an almost dead browser.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

"Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2DC432D3-D7E2-4913-8ACD-CE70FCF6C149@microsoft.com...
> re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
>
> The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
> Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
> I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
> different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
> always smaller.
>
> In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
> a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
> window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
> confusing Netscape.
>
> Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
> IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
> the part I'm most concerned with is the right
> frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
> On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
> make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.

The almost dead ISP, AOL, has just announced plans to release a new
version of the almost dead browser, Netscape. When I read this, I was
almost excited. For almost a second. By then, my coffee was ready...


"Mark Fitzpatrick" <markfitz@fitzme.com> wrote in message
news:enuY2r0JEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Netscape renders fonts in a different way that IE. This may cause the
font
> size to appear off. There are seven standard font sizes for use with
the
> HTML <font> tag (1 through 7). FP doesn't add anything extra to this,
just
> sets it as <font size="2"> or whatever. The 12pt, 14pt, etc. are
simply just
> added for the users benefit so that the average user who doesn't know
the
> underlying HTML has a rought guess as to what size the fonts may
display.
> Even though the standards may say to render it at a certain size (like
2 is
> 12 pt), there are still variations in the rendering engines themselves
and
> how they render the fonts. Basically, there isn't anything you'll
really be
> able to do to overcome this without creating buckets of work for
yourself to
> support an almost dead browser.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Mark Fitzpatrick
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
>
> "Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2DC432D3-D7E2-4913-8ACD-CE70FCF6C149@microsoft.com...
> > re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
> >
> > The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
> > Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
> > I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
> > different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
> > always smaller.
> >
> > In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
> > a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
> > window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
> > confusing Netscape.
> >
> > Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
> > IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
> > the part I'm most concerned with is the right
> > frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
> > On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
> > make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>

I actually don't mind a little work. I know people that still use Netscape, and I want to make my site as compatible as possible. It kind of upsets me that Front Page didn't take cross-browser compatibility into consideration...but I won't even get into that arguement.

The font issue is not a FP issue.

It is fairly easy to built sites with FP that work in all major browsers, you as the
developer/design have to know or learn what features or technology to use or not use.

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"Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I actually don't mind a little work. I know people that still use Netscape, and I want to make my
site as compatible as possible. It kind of upsets me that Front Page didn't take cross-browser
compatibility into consideration...but I won't even get into that arguement.

See response in your duplicate post in the programming newsgroup

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"Fidelio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DC432D3-D7E2-4913-8ACD-CE70FCF6C149@microsoft.com...
| re: www.geocities.com/fidelio1st/film.htm
|
| The font size appears smaller in Netscape than in IE.
| Someone mentioned it may just be a display option, but
| I've tried my site, as well as others, on several
| different computers, and the font size in Netscape is
| always smaller.
|
| In Frontpage, when I set Font Size to say 10pt, there is
| a number 1. 2 for 12pt, 3 for 14pt, in the drop down
| window. I'm wondering if possibly there is code here
| confusing Netscape.
|
| Do you know code that would allow the font to be 10 pt in
| IE and Netscape and look the same size? On my website,
| the part I'm most concerned with is the right
| frame "indexright", and the list of films under reviews.
| On Netscape, it's too small to read, but I don't want to
| make it 12pt because then on IE it's too big.
|
| Thanks for any suggestions.