- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:19:27 -0600
- To: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
- Cc: site-comments@w3.org
On 20 Jan 2011, at 7:51 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
> As the main site's CSS has recently changed, revisiting the issues
> raised in http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/site-comments/2009Nov/0048.html
> and its progeny now seems appropriate.
Hi Felix,
Regarding point 2 first: why not HTML5 yet? I am sure we'll get there.
It's a question of resources primarily.
Regarding the QA tip on setting a default font size: I have not
received feedback from many users that the site is unusable with the
current settings. I am merely reporting that fact, not concluding
anything from it.
The QA tip articulates the principle (respect user prefs) and the
practical consideration. I am sorry that you think I am being
hypocritical in trying to document the situation as I understand it.
If you have suggestions for improving the tip so that people
understand the story fully, I can certainly try to improve the page.
Ian
>
> From: http://www.w3.org/
> http://www.w3.org/2008/site/css/advanced line 1:
> body {font-size: .82em}
> http://www.w3.org/2008/site/css/advanced line 4:
> #w3c_container {font-size: 108%}
>
> This nets 88.56% as base font size on the main content wrapper,
> 14.16px by virtue of most web browsers' default settings.
>
> From http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/font-size (2008 version):
> 'Size: respect the users' preferences, avoid small size for content
>
> As a base font size for a document, 1em (or 100%) is equivalent
> to setting the font size to the user's preference. Use this as a
> basis for your font sizes, and avoid setting a smaller base font size
> Avoid sizes in em smaller than 1em for text body, except maybe
> for copyright statements or other kinds of "fine print."'
>
> Current version:
> 'Size: respect the users' preferences, avoid small size for content
>
> As a base font size for a document, 1em (or 100%) is equivalent
> to setting the font size to the user's preference.
> Many users prefer that designers do this because it means
> that the text size will follow user preferences.
> However, because many sites do adjust the base font size,
> setting a base font size to 1em may result in text size that looks
> inconsistent from other sites. Note: after discussion in 2009, W3C
> adopted this approach for its own redesigned site.
> Avoid sizes in em smaller than 1em for text body, except maybe
> for copyright statements or other kinds of "fine print."'
>
> So, the QA tips page is de facto inconsistent, recommending that
> readers follow the tip, while the W3 continues to do what it
> recommends against.
>
> part 2: W3 home page remains XHTML 1.0, while trumpeting HTML5.
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