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Old 07-May-2008, 05:10 PM
Nick Theodorakis Nick Theodorakis is offline
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Originally Posted by Fazor View Post
At least with IE, you can hold Ctrl + MWheel Up/Down to zoom/shrink the page. When I design a website, I don't want the user to be able to change the font size because doing so also changes the page layout, which bugs me. I design the page to look a certian way--I don't like people changing that, but perhaps that's just the artist in me. I haven't designed a webpage in ages... maybe I'll go update my personal website when I get home.
It would really bug you to see me websurfing, then (at least at home, where I have my browser tweaked). I use Firefox with a bunch of addons. I have a minimum font size set. If I don't like the color or contrast of the text, I hit the "zap colors" bookmarklet. If I still don't like it, I hit "zap stylesheets." If I think an image is too small, I use the Image Zoom extension to make it bigger (which is really great for reading comics inline).

I think you should think less about a webpage as a fixed, static piece of art such as a painting or sculpture, but rather one that is filtered through the interaction or interpretation of another person, such as a symphony or a play.

Nick
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