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Web Site Accessibility – Part 2

Font Sizes Explained

Most web users have different requirements for viewing the web. I personally know several people that increase their font size for one reason or another. As a web developer, it is our duty to ensure that this ‘simple luxury’ is not taken away.

Fonts can be set to pixels, ems, % or keywords. All methods have their place, but some are better than others. Pixels give the most consistency, but lack flexibility for the user, as we will discuss. Keywords are ‘small’, ‘x-small’, ‘large’ etc. Each computer has a default font size setting. Setting text with percentages or ems relates to this default font size -1em is the users’ default font size, which follows that it would also be equal to 100%.

Internet Explorer and Pixel Font Sizes

Good browsers like Firefox let the user resize the text by simply pressing ctrl+ or ctrl- no matter how the font size is specified. IE, however [Read more →]

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Web Site Accessibility

I started writing this article on web accessibility and, because I feel very strongly about it, it has begun to resemble a John Travolta Danceathon – too long with too many points … (sorry). So, I have broken it into bite-sized chunks for your reading pleasure.

Developing your site for broad accessibility will usually result in healthy search engine results. Text is KING in the web world. Not only is it quick to download, it is also accessible by every format for reading the web – computer, PDA, phone, screen reader, Morse code and smoke signal.

Firstly, [Read more →]

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