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1. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I found this article on A List Apart, because it was linked in the Codex. I'm trying to study-up on CSS for font control. Does anyone use this method?

   http://www.alistapart.com/stories/sizematters/
   "The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) standard includes seven font-size keywords intended to give designers a simple means of setting font sizes without creating accessibility problems. Sizes range from xx-small to xx-large and are relative to users’ preferred “medium” settings. Putting these seven sizes to work should be a no-brainer. Unfortunately there are plenty of obstacles ahead. Fortunately there is a workaround. Let’s start by surveying the damage, then move on to a working solution."

   It seems the problem was Netscape 4, and IE4. Well, I don't have any users that use those browsers. So it would be safe?

2. Funkphenomenon
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Currently, font-sizes in ems are recommended... There's enough written on using ems, I wouldn't bother using methods nobody uses (like font-size keywords).
   Check out:
   Sane CSS typography
   Using Ems

3. macbrink
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Dgold, the fact that these sizes are
   

   relative to users’ preferred “medium” settings

   makes it very hard to get a consistent lay out.
   I have tried to use these sizes but have gone to font-sizes in em.

4. Dgold
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Thanks for the replies. My current stylesheet uses Ems (I got it from the default Kubrick).

   So when I remake my own stylesheet I'm going to stick with that method. It seems to work size-wise in Kubrick but I want to make it look different, change it up.

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