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Re: IE doesn't increase font-size in px

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From: Al Sparber
Date: Apr 11, 2013 3:31PM

On 4/11/2013 3:39 PM, David Ashleydale wrote:

> Of course, he runs into numerous problems with this when web designers use
> fixed container sizes and fonts specified in pixels. Almost every site I've
> tried this on breaks when the text size gets too large. His dream is to get
> pages to become more liquid so that the text flows more logically when it
> is increased.

Then the page would behave like a page zoom - logically speaking, of
course :-)

The bottom line is that if someone has problems with smaller text, he or
she will have taken the time to explore the accessibility options built
into his or her computers and browsers.