an easy way (hot-key) to change the font size

[Tony Young]

Hi,

I know IE6 has many advantages. But the only reason keeping me still
using Netscape is that Netscape has a feature that I need badly. The
feature allow you to press ctrl "+" (or ctrl "-") to increase (or
decrease) the fonts in its browser or email client program. Switching
different fonts cannot be easier. In IE, I will have to change the text
size through the menu item "view" (by using the mouse). Besides, there
are only 5 choices (from largest to smallest). If I can find a same
easy way changing font size in IE (by using a hot-key instead of the
mouse), I would give up Netscape right away. I have waited for this
feature in IE for many years.

Your option is welcome. Thanks.

Tony

ps. For those who feel pains when using the mouse, using hot keys can
reduce lots of muscle tension.

 

[Galen]

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Hi,

I know IE6 has many advantages. But the only reason keeping me still
using Netscape is that Netscape has a feature that I need badly. The
feature allow you to press ctrl "+" (or ctrl "-") to increase (or
decrease) the fonts in its browser or email client program. Switching
different fonts cannot be easier. In IE, I will have to change the
text size through the menu item "view" (by using the mouse). Besides,
there are only 5 choices (from largest to smallest). If I
can find a same easy way changing font size in IE (by using a hot-key
instead of the mouse), I would give up Netscape right away. I have
waited for this feature in IE for many years.

Your option is welcome. Thanks.

Tony

ps. For those who feel pains when using the mouse, using hot keys can
reduce lots of muscle tension.

Press the CTRL button on your keyboard and then use your mousewheel down
(I'd think it would be up) to change the font size.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes

 

[Tony Young]

Hi Galen,

Did you mean to press the mousewheel down (plus the ctrl key down)? It
didn't work. I also tried to roll the mousewheel in both directions (up
and down) plus the ctrl key down. Neither worked. Should I set
preference somewhere? Please help. Thanks.

Tony

 

[Galen]

In Tony Young had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hi Galen,

Did you mean to press the mousewheel down (plus the ctrl key down)? It
didn't work. I also tried to roll the mousewheel in both
directions (up and down) plus the ctrl key down. Neither worked. Should I
set preference somewhere? Please help. Thanks.

Tony

Press and hold the CTRL down and then use the wheel (scroll down) while
still holding CTRL and it should adjust the size. It's been that way since
98 on up IIRC and might have been that way before that except I don't think
I had a wheel on my mouse then. I suppose I should have said "hold" the
first time, sorry about that. It should work for you, if it doesn't and
you're using anything 98 or newer something's broken.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes

 

[Galen]

In Tony Young had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hi Galen,

Did you mean to press the mousewheel down (plus the ctrl key down)? It
didn't work. I also tried to roll the mousewheel in both
directions (up and down) plus the ctrl key down. Neither worked. Should I
set preference somewhere? Please help. Thanks.

Tony

After scrolling down (I have it set to have the responses I've given rise to
the top here so that I can give any follow-ups needed) I see you figured it
out already. Pixel size being enforced by webmasters is an awful thing.
Using simply CSS with <H1> <em> <b> etc type tags is much smarter. Using
tables, if you must, with variables (issue a fixed variable perhaps for the
navigation section but set the rest to *%) instead of forced measurements is
the only realistic way to accomplish a site that's worthy of visiting with
very few rare instances and then shouldn't be used as part of the main site
nor for navigation. Webmasters are, and increasingly so, arrogant and
negligent. As such, some sites won't allow you to change the font size until
you've selected to ignore their settings.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes