Which size font to use?

[RA]

Hi is it ok to use the absolute font size or am I better to use specific
font size?

Thanks

 

[Curt_C [MVP]]

When you can, let the user decide their settings for font/sizes.
If you must then I suggest using the actual font size 8pt,10pt, etc...

 

[Kevin Spencer]

I absolutely don't understand the specific meaning of your question. Could
you please define the usage of the words "absolute" and "specific" in your
question?

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[RA]

From the vs7 you have few options when you create the style of a table. I
want to have different font sizes in some table rows.

Thanks

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Use pt instead of px. This allows the user to increase font size, which is
necessary to meet accessibility standards.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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[Kevin Spencer]

You can use any combination of any styles and attributes that you wish. You
can even set each individual character in text to a different font style if
you wish. I don't understand the question.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[darrel]

Use pt instead of px. This allows the user to increase font size, which is

necessary to meet accessibility standards.

PT is a print measurement use it only for styling text that will be printed.

The ideal size is 'what the end-user wants'. There is no easy way to achieve
that, but the better way is to use a relative font size like percentages or
ems.

Unfortunately, I've found .net to be rather oblivious to things like
accessibilty and CSS, so if you're a die-hard VS.net user, you may have
difficulty implementing this as smoothly as you'd like.

-Darrel

 

[Charlie]

Hi is it ok to use the absolute font size or am I better to use specific
font size?

Thanks

Try to use relative sizes if possible (e.g. 1em, 0.8em etc). This is a
good step towards making an accessible website.

Regards
Charlie

 

[RA]

I know that, but as far as choosing font size am I better to use font size
such as 8,10 or use smaller, small-x ...

Thanks

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Ah yes, you meant "absolute" and "relative." That would be determined by the
requirements of your application. Neither one is generically better than the
other. In some situations one is more appropriate than the other.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[darrel]

I know that, but as far as choosing font size am I better to use font size

such as 8,10 or use smaller, small-x ...

8, 10 what?

In terms of web accessibility, the relative sizes (smaller, medium, large,
etc.) would be the better way to go.

-Darrel