text size and basefont

[MP498T]

I'm struggling with the <style> tag and setting a base font size. I understand that unless otherwise stated the default size is &quot;3&quot;. What I would like is to set the font size to be &quot;2&quot; (or -1?) throughout the whole page.

I can do it seperatly for <p> or <table> but is there a way of globally setting it to covers text in these and the rest? Currently I've got this -

<STYLE type=&quot;text/css&quot;>
basefont {font-size: 2;}
body {font-family: Verdana, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;}
</STYLE>

I've also tried

body {font-family: Verdana, "Times New Roman";
      font-size: 2;}

with no change.

Am I on the right lines or what am I missing?

regards
Jason.

 

[motte]

font-size:2 will make you have a font size of 2 in pixels. It is not the same as <font size=2>. You should make sure you have px after it for pixels. You will be much better off with a font-size of between 10 and 12. Remember: add px right after the number in the style sheet, but not if its in the <font size=2> tag.

Mike

 

[aperfectcircle]

Something like this should work:

body,td {
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 11pt;
}

 

[Boomerang]

Hi Jason,

You can also add [bold]pt[/bold] instead of [bold]px[/bold]

font-size: 2;pt

Erik

 

[Boomerang]

Ooh, I made a mess of it and aperfectcircle submitted a fraction earlier with a good answer, but here is what i ment:

You can also add pt instead of px

font-size: 2pt;

Erik

 

[tsdragon]

I'm not sure you can even SEE a 2pt (or 2px) font without a magnifying glass, and even then all you'ld probably see are a few dots, not a recognizable letter. What's the difference in appearance of I and i when they're both only two pixels high?
Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[motte]

Oh my apologies too. I said px not pt. i should pay more attention next time. sorry for the confusion.

mike

 

[MP498T]

Thank you all for your input. I found that setting the font-size to either px or pt didn't allow the users of Internet Explorer to then re-size the text themselves (using 'View/Text Size'), though Netscape users were able to change the size.

The solution was to set the font-size to a percentage

body {font: verdana;
      font-size: 105%;}

This did allow both IE and Netscape users to resize.

 

[aperfectcircle]

Using &quot;em&quot; will also work...

font-size: 10em;