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See message #7 - the answer seems to be to do with default browser settings..
can anyone confirm what the default setting is for
IE6 (with any OS)
Tools > Internet Options > General > Settings..
"Check for newer versions of stored pages"
mine was at "Every visit to the Page"... but the article I quote in that thread says it should be "automatically" and I don't ever remember changing it... but you never know ;)
so: IE6 / XP / every visit to the page
TIA
Suzy
That's the default setting for all IE/Win :)
site:microsoft.com internet explorer "every visit to the page" automatically
Here MS shows definitions for the four options for "Check for newer versions of stored pages:" I would not expect "automatically" to mean only once per session, and perhaps even less frequently depending on the alogrithm.
whatever it feels like
I don't use IE regularly enough -- out of the loop. But I sure have clients who report very odd behavior when they try to see new work I've done for them.
I sure have clients who report very odd behavior when they try to see new work I've done for them.
I guess tedster,suzy and drdoc probably know this already but some might not:
Control-F5 is supposed to force a complete refresh in IE regardless of the settings and cache contents.
Failing that then try adding a random number to the end of your url like this www.example.com/index.html?rand=1234567
I need to know as I've just switched to using ems for my layout, and if IE6 comes set to "Smaller" by default, it'll make my site look worse.
The whole idea is to let your users see the text the way THEY prefer. I've discovered that changing the text size is not so unknown with the non-technical crowd. In fact, more people seem to know about this feature than know that their browser is called "Internet Explorer".
However, I've wrestled with the same issue. With so many websites using pixel control of font size, many people will get a first impression that may not be what you prefer because they don't know they have a choice . I think you just roll up your sleeves and pick your poison -- let the user settings determine the font size or control it with pixels.
It's that letting go thing that can be hard if you've always created pixel-sized text before.
But either you trust your end user to have a brain, or you don't. Either you are willing to let the look of your pages vary from person to person (and you do make some friends that way) or you want all the control. Control is the standard practice from what I see, but it does have its down side.
I think the crux of this thread was the earlier comment that "IE does whatever it feels like . . . " :)
... either you trust your end user to have a brain, or you don't.
I should have added, that trust might be misplaced under some situations -- it's good to know something about your user audience. When it comes to technology, they just might not have a brain, in which case they would appreciate your control!
Do you think it could be set according to your monitor resolution settings?
I own have a network of 15 machines running either Win98 or XP and they all started at "smaller".
Although most of the time the default is "Small Fonts" a number of machines are shipped with "Large Fonts" as the default. This setting is even prior to the browser setting.
