- From: Tina Holmboe <tina@greytower.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:30:17 +0200 (CEST)
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 17 Aug, Andy Budd wrote: > Patrick Lauke wrote: > >> I'd say no. Optimal width of, say, a column of text should really >> relate >> to the size of the font used, in my opinion. Hence, it would ideally >> be defined in ems or ens...so elastic or semi elastic layouts. >> Again, potentially a good idea for sites to define more than one >> stylesheet: >> an elastic or semi elastic one, and a fixed width one... > > But is that an accessibility issue, a usability issue, or a personal > preference? The desire to change it is a personal preference, the ability to do so an accessibility issue. Rule of thumb: don't get in the way of user choice; no matter how much you are lead to believe that authors always know best. -- - Tina Holmboe Greytower Technologies tina@greytower.net http://www.greytower.net/ [+46] 0708 557 905
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