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is there a code so that people can't make pictures/text bigger?

         

essiw

5:44 pm on Oct 18, 2008 (gmt 0)

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that is because i have made a website whit a piece of paper and there is the text on. so if people make the text or pictures bigger it will go off the paper. and since it is a standard font and the size is 16px it would be no problem for anyone to read i guess.

jdMorgan

6:11 pm on Oct 18, 2008 (gmt 0)

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Never try to limit the user's display options. The screen belongs to your visitor, not to you. If your page goes off the paper when the visitor prints it with a very large font size, that is the user's worry, not yours.

The partially-blind may need a 48px font size to be able to read their screen, and you should do nothing to stop them. And be aware that just because the font on the screen is large does not mean that the printer font settings are also that large -- Programs for the visually-impaired may adjust the screen and the printer individually, and your efforts to 'control the user' may interfere with this. The result may be a lost visitor.

HTML is designed to give display control to the user. If your page does not display with a wide range of screen sizes and font sizes, then that points to a shortcoming in your design and layout skills.

Sorry to be so blunt, but the screen belongs to your visitor, and not to you. Accept this and move on.

Best,
Jim

essiw

6:32 pm on Oct 18, 2008 (gmt 0)

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it was just a question ;)

Homie_187

11:21 pm on Oct 18, 2008 (gmt 0)

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Are you actually talking about printing or do you just have a background image on your site that looks like a piece of paper?

tangor

2:46 am on Oct 19, 2008 (gmt 0)

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I have to ask if your site is contained by a "width" greater than most printers can accommodate? Take a look at your basic page layout (should be fluid) and any underlaying CSS to make sure you are displaying what you actually wish to display.

Gave up px exact layouts some years ago for that very reason...

essiw

10:16 am on Oct 19, 2008 (gmt 0)

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it is already solved whitout it thanks anyway ;)