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02-23-2008
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| | Can't change text size Just noticed this today. Can't change the text size when I am at some sites. Works on this site, but won't at www.thedieselstop.com for example. Flaw with Vista??? Just my computer?? Thanks, Randy |
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02-23-2008
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| | Re: Can't change text size "ran440" <ran440@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9E1BF5DB-C8E1-430F-A6A3-F463D83C5A2A@xxxxxx Quote: > Just noticed this today. Can't change the text size when I am at some > sites. > Works on this site, but won't at www.thedieselstop.com for example. > Flaw with Vista??? Just my computer?? There are basically two ways for a website to specify font size, IE only works with the one of the ways of enlarging the text size. There is however the page zoom feature which may help. Or if it is really a problem, other browsers like Firefox I believe will just enlarge everything. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* |
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02-24-2008
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| | Re: Can't change text size HP online support was absolutely no help. Could duplicate the problems that I was experiencing at the sites I was having the problem at, but had no explanation. They said maybe the new Vista "service pack" will help. "Paul Smith" wrote: Quote: > "ran440" <ran440@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:9E1BF5DB-C8E1-430F-A6A3-F463D83C5A2A@xxxxxx Quote: > > Just noticed this today. Can't change the text size when I am at some > > sites. > > Works on this site, but won't at www.thedieselstop.com for example. > > Flaw with Vista??? Just my computer?? > I take it this is using Internet Explorer 7? > > There are basically two ways for a website to specify font size, IE only > works with the one of the ways of enlarging the text size. > > There is however the page zoom feature which may help. Or if it is really a > problem, other browsers like Firefox I believe will just enlarge everything. > > -- > Paul Smith, > Yeovil, UK. > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ > http://www.windowsresource.net/ > > *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > > |
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02-24-2008
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| | Re: Can't change text size Ran440 If a website is coded using a fixed font size in a style sheet, I don't think there is much you can do to increase the size of the text on these websites unless you use the Zoom feature that Paul suggested. Some text may also be embedded in a graphic, which would also disable any text resizing by the user. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "ran440" <ran440@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4E226A36-40AF-4DF3-A4E5-998476155A3A@xxxxxx Quote: > HP online support was absolutely no help. Could duplicate the problems > that I > was experiencing at the sites I was having the problem at, but had no > explanation. They said maybe the new Vista "service pack" will help. > > "Paul Smith" wrote: > Quote: >> "ran440" <ran440@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:9E1BF5DB-C8E1-430F-A6A3-F463D83C5A2A@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Just noticed this today. Can't change the text size when I am at some >> > sites. >> > Works on this site, but won't at www.thedieselstop.com for example. >> > Flaw with Vista??? Just my computer?? >> I take it this is using Internet Explorer 7? >> >> There are basically two ways for a website to specify font size, IE only >> works with the one of the ways of enlarging the text size. >> >> There is however the page zoom feature which may help. Or if it is >> really a >> problem, other browsers like Firefox I believe will just enlarge >> everything. >> >> -- >> Paul Smith, >> Yeovil, UK. >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. >> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ >> http://www.windowsresource.net/ >> >> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* >> >> |
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02-24-2008
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| | Re: Can't change text size Thanks Ronnie That zoom feature is kind of funky. Yea I think you're right. It may be the sites that are causing the problem. "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Quote: > Ran440 > > If a website is coded using a fixed font size in a style sheet, I don't > think there is much you can do to increase the size of the text on these > websites unless you use the Zoom feature that Paul suggested. Some text may > also be embedded in a graphic, which would also disable any text resizing by > the user. > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "ran440" <ran440@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:4E226A36-40AF-4DF3-A4E5-998476155A3A@xxxxxx Quote: > > HP online support was absolutely no help. Could duplicate the problems > > that I > > was experiencing at the sites I was having the problem at, but had no > > explanation. They said maybe the new Vista "service pack" will help. > > > > "Paul Smith" wrote: > > Quote: > >> "ran440" <ran440@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:9E1BF5DB-C8E1-430F-A6A3-F463D83C5A2A@xxxxxx > >> > Just noticed this today. Can't change the text size when I am at some > >> > sites. > >> > Works on this site, but won't at www.thedieselstop.com for example. > >> > Flaw with Vista??? Just my computer?? > >> > >> I take it this is using Internet Explorer 7? > >> > >> There are basically two ways for a website to specify font size, IE only > >> works with the one of the ways of enlarging the text size. > >> > >> There is however the page zoom feature which may help. Or if it is > >> really a > >> problem, other browsers like Firefox I believe will just enlarge > >> everything. > >> > >> -- > >> Paul Smith, > >> Yeovil, UK. > >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > >> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ > >> http://www.windowsresource.net/ > >> > >> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > >> > >> |
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