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Text size in IE doesn't work

Post by Shotokan101 » Mon May 29, 2006 11:50 am

How easy would it be to have our forum pages "work" with the IE "View>Text Size>" options ?
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Post by Kieran » Mon May 29, 2006 12:04 pm

We use valid relative CSS; this means that an increase in text size in your browser will work and all text will increase/decrease in proportion. If it doesn't work its the fault of your browser..... it works in FF ;)
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Post by Shotokan101 » Mon May 29, 2006 12:19 pm

Well it doesn't work on my IE6.0.2 installation - so can any other IE users confirm if it works for them please ? Thanks :wink:

EDIT: I should perhaps mention that it DOES work on other sites such as Google..... :?
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Post by Neo » Mon May 29, 2006 12:32 pm

Works in FF but not in IE 6.029 :shrug:

Since this is not a suggestion as such I shall split some posts off to a new thread methinks :)
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Post by Kieran » Mon May 29, 2006 1:10 pm

The thing is, as IE isn't standards compliant, I really don't know what hacks to do that would fix this problem. The fact it works on google doesn't mean that if we employ what they do it will automatically work, because the context is different and so IE will treat it is different. Is the default text size inappropriate in any way?
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Post by Neo » Mon May 29, 2006 1:23 pm

Knowing Shoto, it's just him wanting the text size bigger I think...does it work on other phpbb forums? I've just tried it on another phpbb forum and IE seems to have the same 'bug' (they may call it a feature).
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Post by Shotokan101 » Mon May 29, 2006 1:46 pm

Doesn't work on an SMF power BB either.....

Default text size is "almost" o.k. for me (depending on what I've had to drink :wink: ) but sometimes at 1600x1200 it's a little small so on other sites I use the larger text sizes (when it works :wink: )

....I'm getting my eyes tested soon anyway so probably won't have a problem after that :lol:
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Post by Steve » Mon May 29, 2006 1:49 pm

no prizes for guessing why that might be dimming :wink:
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Post by Shotokan101 » Mon May 29, 2006 1:51 pm

Steve wrote:no prizes for guessing why that might be dimming :wink:
Might I remind you steve that it's YOU who's sending me a trial copy of WW6 :P
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Post by Kieran » Mon May 29, 2006 1:52 pm

You could always try changing the screen resolution :roll:
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Post by Steve » Mon May 29, 2006 1:54 pm

Shotokan101 wrote:
Steve wrote:no prizes for guessing why that might be dimming :wink:
Might I remind you steve that it's YOU who's sending me a trial copy of WW6 :P
:whistle: :zip2:
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Post by Steve » Mon May 29, 2006 1:55 pm

..or try moving closer to the screen?
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Post by Shotokan101 » Mon May 29, 2006 1:55 pm

Kieran wrote:You could always try changing the screen resolution :roll:
:rofl: :rofls: :banghead:

...and that's your head Kieran - not mine :lol:

....I've just tried it in standard VGA mode too - very impressive :twisted:
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Post by Shotokan101 » Mon May 29, 2006 1:59 pm

Steve wrote:..or try moving closer to the screen?
But my nose hurts already Steve :cry:
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Post by Neo » Mon May 29, 2006 2:04 pm

Shotokan101 wrote:sometimes at 166x1200 it's a little small
No wonder...166! That would be rather distorted surely :rofl:
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