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From: Leesa Lavigne
Date: Tue, Feb 10 2004 9:21AM
Subject: Text Size Changers
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Hi,

Could you point me to an article on text size changers using CSS? I
tried one article that used JavaScript but couldn't get it to work. The
site I'm trying to put it on is http://www.GregsUsedCarsAndService.com
You can see the links at the top of the page. I want the font to change
size when someone clicks one o

From: John Hamman
Date: Tue, Feb 10 2004 9:39AM
Subject: RE: Text Size Changers
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I have used this scripting idea with success.

John

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/alternate/





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Subject: Text Size Changers



Hi,



Could you point me to an article on text size changers using CSS? I
tried one article that used JavaScript but couldn't get it to work. The
site I'm trying to put it on is http://www.GregsUsedCarsAndService.com
You can see the links at the top of the page. I want the font to change
size when someone clicks one of the size links at the top of the page.



Thanks! L

From: Tim Beadle
Date: Tue, Feb 10 2004 9:42AM
Subject: Re: Text Size Changers
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 11:12:45AM -0500, Leesa Lavigne wrote:
> Could you point me to an article on text size changers using CSS? I
> tried one article that used JavaScript but couldn't get it to work. The
> site I'm trying to put it on is http://www.GregsUsedCarsAndService.com
> You can see the links at the top of the page. I want the font to change
> size when someone clicks one of the size links at the top of the page.

One of these should do the trick:
http://alistapart.com/articles/n4switch/
http://alistapart.com/articles/kickasp/
http://alistapart.com/articles/alternate/
http://alistapart.com/articles/kickasp/

HTH,

Tim
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From: John Middleton
Date: Tue, Feb 10 2004 11:35AM
Subject: Re: Text Size Changers
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Remember text sizing is available to most all browsers from within
it's options (I believe).
While CSS Switcher is recommended, I have seen other solutions using
JavaScript.

If you're looking for a lesser Javascript solution try,
<<http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/25967.html>;http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/25967.html>;.

With both the default browser text size option and such JavaScript
solution, one might think that if the users browsers JavaScript were
turned off, it would not be an issue for accessibility. Well, as long
as <No Script> were properly implemented. Thus such features are only
short-cut features, available only if a user wanted to take advantage
of such.

Is it not true most visually impaired users would set their browser
to their preferred text-size preferences any ways without such need
for larger/smaller text options?

I'd be interested in other thought's on this alternate JavaScript
approach as a sub feature for accessibility to the browsers default
text-sizing options.

Regards,
JM
"Life isn't always like a box of chocolates, it's more like a jar of
jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your rear tomorrow. BEWARE!
- (unknown author)




>Hi,
>
> Could you point me to an article on text size changers using
>CSS? I tried one article that used JavaScript but couldn't get it
>to work. The site I'm trying to put it on is
><http://www.GregsUsedCarsAndService.com>;http://www.GregsUsedCarsAndService.com
>You can see the links at the top of the page. I want the font to
>change size when someone clicks one of the size links at the top of
>the page.
>
>Thanks! Leesa
>
>
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