- From: Daniel Glazman <Daniel.Glazman@der.edf.fr>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:07:04 +0000
- To: www-style@w3.org
Steven Pemberton wrote: > > But I've discovered right now in MS web site an example of > > "behavior" that make my hair stand on end. See at the bottom of > > [1] http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/magazine/cheatsheet.asp > > What makes my hair stand on end is that you can even read that page! > On my machine, most text on that page is 4 pixels high, dropping down > to an occasional 3 pixels. > > How do they do that? I asked myself, and guess what, they use CSS: > > All text is in a P in a TD in a TABLE. The CSS sets the font-size of > BODY to 71%, of TABLE to 63%, of TD to 63%, and of P to 90%. My > default font size is 10pt, so the text is being displayed in > > 10 x .71 x .63 x .63 x .9 = 2.53pt text. > > Luckily I have a 111 dpi screen, so I get (2.53 x 111/72) = 3.9 pixel > fonts. > > As you can imagine, not very readable. > > Steven Pemberton The cc to www-style@w3.org in your original message was corrupted, Steven. I am quoting all of it so people can read it. </Daniel>
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