Re: Using relative sizing and positioning (% values) rather than absolute (pixels).

> 
> Does this really make a big different to the accessibility of the site.

Basically yes.  If you don't design with relative sizing, people
are either forced to use pixel level magnifier tools, with a considerable
reduction in usability, or to disable font sizes, which for sites not
designed for relative sizing often results in a total breakdown of the
visual structure.

Once you have turned off author sizing, you have to make a conscious 
effort to turn it back on for sites that do use relative sizes effectively.

Received on Sunday, 8 September 2002 20:24:24 UTC