fixing the text size 1

[jaytigas]

how to i make the text size the same no matter what the client text size browser is set to??

ie. i hate when the user changes his text size, view->text size->largest (in IE) and my text goes all huge and even overlapps

ie. go to

http://www.gotimports.com

and change the text size.. notice it changes
now go to

http://www.remax.com

and change the text size...
nothing happens..... that's what I WANT!

someone please help

 

[grega]

If you look at the source, it's done using Style sheets and the <SPAN> tag. If you define a style, and then set your page inside a SPAN with that style, then changing the text size appears to have no effect.

Greg.

 

[jaytigas]

hi, one thing about dreamweaver. when i view my page in the preview page it works fine. the text size doesn't change, but when i actually upload it and view it on the web it changes

 

[Guest_imported]

You can use CSS and set an absolute font size e.g. 12pt and the text size will remain the same.

 

[ladyjp]

What is CSS? And could this be the reason why my website shows as perfectly lined up on my screen, but the writing is shifted on my friends? I just recently made my first attempt at a website. I used dreamweaver, but i have no books and no prior knowledge. (i am a mainframe cobol programmer - a dinosaur when it comes to all this). Nevertheless, I created 4 pages for my website that look fine on my machine, but out of line on some friends machines. Is this due to text size? How do I test in other browsers besides IE.

Confused, but eager to learn.(but please respond in real easy to understand words - i know nothing).
My site is

http://www.islandwaveshockey.com