Re: [css3-fonts] font-size-adjust auto issue

On 2013-08-26 10:05 (GMT+1000) Andrew Cunningham composed:

> There are quite a few assumptions here that don't hold water.

> 1. That default font for a browser is nicely legible.

Any other assumption holds less water. The opposite implies that someone 
other than one looking at the screen in front of his face could reliably do 
better, which is ludicrous, and yet unfortunately the pervasive effect of 
actual web design in practice.

> Considering not all browsers allow you you to set defaults for all scripts
> ... it is pot luck what font you will get and whether it is appropriate for
> body text.

Enough people won't stand for garbage by default that a poor default won't 
stay that way indefinitely, even if it means replacing, or discarding, a 
whole class of devices or their firmware or software because of unwarranted 
obstacle(s) to personalization of defaults on personal devices.
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Received on Monday, 26 August 2013 00:49:08 UTC