Re: Colours & sizes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-www-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-www-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Emily Boyd
> Sent: 16 January 2005 06:52
> To: PostgreSQL WWW Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Colours & sizes
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > OK, I hacked about the stylesheets a bit and came up with this
> > http://pgweb.pgadmin.org/
> >
> > Putting the font at 100% makes it even bigger than the current large
> > size, so I just tweaked it a bit...
>
> The font size doesn't need changing. Larger fonts look less
> professional
> and are actually *harder* to read for most people (note that 67% of
> survey respondents are happy with the current default).

Yes, I did see that. The feeling on the list seems to be contrary to
that however. That is why I did a mockup rather than just change it.

> Whichever default is chosen, there will *always* be some
> people who are
> not happy - but they can simply choose the "larger" option and have
> their preference remembered. While it may be a one-time
> inconvenience,
> it makes more sense to inconvenience a minority rather than
> the majority
> of site visitors (who are obviously satisfied with the
> current default).

Why do we need such an option though? The majority of sites I'm aware of
use a *slightly* larger standard font size, and then leave any
customisation to the browser.

*** In addition, as Peter has pointed out - the switching code does not
work in all browsers. ***

> By the way, the method we've employed for font sizing in the
> CSS is best
> practice. We've used percentages that were specifically
> chosen as they
> equal standard web font sizes; they have been tested extensively and
> look the same on every browser/platform. It's not possible to just
> "tweak" the percentages to change font sizes. The method
> we've used is
> also the best for accessibility as it does not override the user's
> preferences and allows font resizing in every browser.

Err, all I did was tweak your percentages. I didn't make any changes
that would prevent the browser changing sizes.

Regards, Dave.