Frontpage text size set to override browser settings?

[Keith]

I'm in the process of building a new web site, and it was brought to my
attention that there was some "text wrapping" happening that I was unaware
of. I audited the site using different text size settings (Explorer 6.0) and
found 1 page that the body of text maintained it's size at ALL settings in
the browser. I have no idea what I did to make that happen or how to repeat
it. I pasted this particular page of text directly from a Word document ...
could this be the reason?

The site is www.emilyduits.com and the particular page is "Sister Sarah".

Thanks in advance,
Keith

 

[Steve Easton]

I'm in the process of building a new web site, and it was brought to my
attention that there was some "text wrapping" happening that I was unaware
of. I audited the site using different text size settings (Explorer 6.0) and
found 1 page that the body of text maintained it's size at ALL settings in
the browser. I have no idea what I did to make that happen or how to repeat
it. I pasted this particular page of text directly from a Word document ...
could this be the reason?

Most likely pasting from word caused the problem.
By the way, using word to create text and then pasting it into
a web page is the worst possible way to create a page, because word does not create valid html.

Use design view in FrontPage and enter / edit your text just as you would in word.


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[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

pretty strange too...if you use your mouse wheel to adjust text size the
entire page gets bigger/smaller.


|
| > I'm in the process of building a new web site, and it was brought to my
| > attention that there was some "text wrapping" happening that I was
unaware
| > of. I audited the site using different text size settings (Explorer 6.0)
and
| > found 1 page that the body of text maintained it's size at ALL settings
in
| > the browser. I have no idea what I did to make that happen or how to
repeat
| > it. I pasted this particular page of text directly from a Word document
....
| > could this be the reason?
|
| Most likely pasting from word caused the problem.
| By the way, using word to create text and then pasting it into
| a web page is the worst possible way to create a page, because word does
not create valid html.
|
| Use design view in FrontPage and enter / edit your text just as you would
in word.
|
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| FP Cleaner
| http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
| Hit Me FP
| http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
| Coming Soon: Function5 Auto Refresh
|
|

 

[Keith]

Thanks for the replies guys. Actually, I LIKED the fact that the text size
doesn't change and was hoping someone could tell me how to repeat the effects
of the lone page I created pasting from word (for the main body text) without
actually using Word. I was able to recreate the effect by opening the
original Word doc and typing and pasting from there ... just opening up a new
doc didn't work. Steve, I appreciate your reply, yet I don't understand why
"word does not create valid html" is a bad thing in this situation. What
particular adverse effect(s) does this have have on a web page?

Thanks again,
Keith

 

[Bob Lehmann]

Actually, I LIKED the fact that the text size doesn't change

Would you still LIKE it so much if you viewed it on a high res monitor, and
couldn't read it because the text was too small?

Are you aware that IE is the only major browser that inflicts this
accessibility issue on the user? That is, in order for your site to
accessible in IE, you have to jump through hoops to make it so.

Bob Lehmann

 

[Keith]

Looks fine on a high res monitor. Looks fine in IE.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

IE users can override any text size or CSS applied to a web site under the Internet Options |
Accessibility tab

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

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[Jens Peter Karlsen [FP-MVP]]

That is normal for IE7.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Wow..I'd never noticed that before...reminded me of Photoshop for a second.



| That is normal for IE7.
|
| Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
|
| On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:39:33 -0700, "Rob Giordano \(Crash\)"
|
| >pretty strange too...if you use your mouse wheel to adjust text size the
| >entire page gets bigger/smaller.
| >
| >
| >| >|
| >| >| > I'm in the process of building a new web site, and it was brought to
my
| >| > attention that there was some "text wrapping" happening that I was
| >unaware
| >| > of. I audited the site using different text size settings (Explorer
6.0)
| >and
| >| > found 1 page that the body of text maintained it's size at ALL
settings
| >in
| >| > the browser. I have no idea what I did to make that happen or how to
| >repeat
| >| > it. I pasted this particular page of text directly from a Word
document
| >...
| >| > could this be the reason?
| >|
| >| Most likely pasting from word caused the problem.
| >| By the way, using word to create text and then pasting it into
| >| a web page is the worst possible way to create a page, because word
does
| >not create valid html.
| >|
| >| Use design view in FrontPage and enter / edit your text just as you
would
| >in word.
| >|
| >|
| >| --
| >| Steve Easton
| >| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| >| FP Cleaner
| >| http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
| >| Hit Me FP
| >| http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
| >| Coming Soon: Function5 Auto Refresh
| >|
| >|
| >