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Re: using pixels for text

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From: adam solomon
Date: Oct 10, 2010 1:24AM

The latest wcag draft which is going to be approved in the coming days lists
a number of sufficient techniques which can be used to achieve success in
accessible text as far as resizing is concerned. One of those techniques is
using a technology that has commonly available user agents which support
zoom. My understanding of this is that if you are speaking of an internet
site, then you are not required to use em since there are commonly available
browsers which support zoom. Having said this, it would be nice to add em
support so that ie6 users, as well as those who prefer the resize text
browser function, would also be able to increase the text size.

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Donna Jones < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> hi everyone: what's the latest for using pixels to size text. i'm
> doing some work for someone and she wants me to use pixels and i really
> feel adverse to it - rather use "em" or "%". the only downside i can
> see is that the font size can't be increased using IE (but most people
> would use zoom anyway).
>
> i "think" that pixels have been redeemed lately regarding accessibility,
> but i don't know the details. any information, or links, appreciated.
>
> best
> Donna Jones
>