Advice needed on font size

vegancoder · 26-06-2005, 12:34

if you go to http://www.nanothree.net/layout/csstest.php

you will see that the font sizes for the main conetnt box and the small block to the left are different, which do you think is a better size? i prefder the smaller one but this may be difficult for some to see, i just wanted to now what people thought

Morphmaster · 26-06-2005, 12:36

Smaller is MUCH nicer

vegancoder · 26-06-2005, 14:44

i know, do you think it will be ok to use that throught then? im think of accessability

Morphmaster · 26-06-2005, 14:47

I would use the small one.
thr majority will like it, dont hinder your appearance for the odd few.
probably terrible advise bu thats what i do

mahangee · 26-06-2005, 21:04

I agree with Morphmaster there's always a few who won't be able to see something, do something or just be happy while visiting your website

So try and please the biggest majority you can without damaging your normal users web experience, and if people don't like small font they can make it bigger via there browser.

Morphmaster · 26-06-2005, 21:14

Think this way, rather make the majority happy using the more appealing smaller font. or the miniroity using the ugly big font?

**robertall** · 26-06-2005, 21:15

Yep, i made the text 1000% once, and it was so annoying, there was 3 letters that i could view at one time.

FrozenDice · 27-06-2005, 05:38

If you decide to use the smaller text remember to leave lots of space. If people see a huge block of text they are likely to skip over it. If its broken into sections and doesn't look to be as much they are much more likely to read.

I'm just saying this because right now you have no spacing. Every time I've seen a test paragraph or a few they are almost always formated like a regular paragraph with indents, etc.

tulip4heaven · 27-06-2005, 06:33

Smaller looks nice for such type of site

vegancoder · 27-06-2005, 10:02

ok, its settled then i will use the smaller fonr, thanks

anyone else got any advice on how to make text look better and easier to read?

26-06-2005, 12:34	#1 (permalink)
vegancoder Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 58 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Advice needed on font size if you go to http://www.nanothree.net/layout/csstest.php you will see that the font sizes for the main conetnt box and the small block to the left are different, which do you think is a better size? i prefder the smaller one but this may be difficult for some to see, i just wanted to now what people thought

26-06-2005, 12:36	#2 (permalink)
Morphmaster Ultimo Supremo Join Date: May 2005 Location: /public_html/Cgi-bin/ Posts: 1,417 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Smaller is MUCH nicer __________________ Thanks Tom Have you ever thought what it's like, to be wanderers in the fourth dimension? Have you? To be exiles?

26-06-2005, 14:47	#4 (permalink)
Morphmaster Ultimo Supremo Join Date: May 2005 Location: /public_html/Cgi-bin/ Posts: 1,417 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I would use the small one. thr majority will like it, dont hinder your appearance for the odd few. probably terrible advise bu thats what i do __________________ Thanks Tom Have you ever thought what it's like, to be wanderers in the fourth dimension? Have you? To be exiles?

26-06-2005, 21:14	#6 (permalink)
Morphmaster Ultimo Supremo Join Date: May 2005 Location: /public_html/Cgi-bin/ Posts: 1,417 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Think this way, rather make the majority happy using the more appealing smaller font. or the miniroity using the ugly big font? __________________ Thanks Tom Have you ever thought what it's like, to be wanderers in the fourth dimension? Have you? To be exiles?

26-06-2005, 21:15	#7 (permalink)
robertall Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: post is there >> Posts: 1,586 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yep, i made the text 1000% once, and it was so annoying, there was 3 letters that i could view at one time. __________________ Free .org domain - Click for details! Do not pm asking for things. My inbox is full. Add me to MSN!

26-06-2005, 14:44	#3 (permalink)
vegancoder Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 58 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i know, do you think it will be ok to use that throught then? im think of accessability

26-06-2005, 21:04	#5 (permalink)
mahangee Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I agree with Morphmaster there's always a few who won't be able to see something, do something or just be happy while visiting your website So try and please the biggest majority you can without damaging your normal users web experience, and if people don't like small font they can make it bigger via there browser.

27-06-2005, 05:38	#8 (permalink)
FrozenDice Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 389 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you decide to use the smaller text remember to leave lots of space. If people see a huge block of text they are likely to skip over it. If its broken into sections and doesn't look to be as much they are much more likely to read. I'm just saying this because right now you have no spacing. Every time I've seen a test paragraph or a few they are almost always formated like a regular paragraph with indents, etc.

27-06-2005, 06:33	#9 (permalink)
tulip4heaven Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Smaller looks nice for such type of site __________________ Free Desktop WallPapers Add your site and logo Flash Games Hut

27-06-2005, 10:02	#10 (permalink)
vegancoder Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 58 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ok, its settled then i will use the smaller fonr, thanks anyone else got any advice on how to make text look better and easier to read?

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