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I use IE 6.0. The appearance of some webpages, when they are opened, is affected by the browser's font, and some not. What makes some webpages immune to client-side font selections, and some not? Is it CSS?

Are you meaning font size? Some pages specify font size as an absolute value, others specify a percentage or relative size (using CSS)

You could always (not to keep advertising, but to save people from IE) try getting another browser. Opera 8 officially came out today, or there's ffox, or many others without the huge holes and flaws that IE has.

Btw. don't try the official Opera site, it's been beseiged y would be O8 owners. Try download.com.)

Are you meaning font size? Some pages specify font size as an absolute value, others specify a percentage or relative size (using CSS)
Font size, yes. I want to be able to limit clients from viewing my own webpages in different font sizes, but I am lacking in knowledge of CSS.

Font size, yes. I want to be able to limit clients from viewing my own webpages in different font sizes, but I am lacking in knowledge of CSS.

I think you can specify an absolute font size like this

font-size:12pt;

although I'm not 100% sure of the top of my head.

BTW, this is considered bad practice for web design as not being able to change the font size may impare visualy-impared users.

Font size, yes. I want to be able to limit clients from viewing my own webpages in different font sizes, but I am lacking in knowledge of CSS.
I believe they can be specified in the syle tags at the top of the HTML as well


Here is a coppy of my CSS

Just in-case

h1
{
font-family: "Courier New", courier new, 'sans serif';
font-size: 50px;
color: #ffff66;
background-color: transparent;
}

h2
{
font-family: "Courier New", courier new, 'sans serif';
font-size: 25px;
color: #ffff66;
background-color: transparent;
}

h3
{
font-family: "Courier New", Courier New, 'sans serif';
font-size: 18px;
color: #ffff66;
background-color: transparent;
}
h4
{
font-family: "Courier New", Courier New, 'sans serif';
font-size: 16px;
color: #ffff66;
background-color: transparent;
}
hr
{
color: #ffff66;
background-color: transparent;
}
ul
{
font-family: "Courier New", Courier New, 'sans serif';
font-size: 14px;
color: #dddddd;
background-color: transparent;
}
ol
{
font-family: "Courier New", Courier New, 'sans serif';
font-size: 14px;
color: #dddddd;
background-color: transparent;
}
p
{
font-family: "Trebuchet", Trebuchet, 'sans serif';
color: #dddddd;
font-size: 14px;
background-color: transparent;
}

a:link,a:visited,a:active
{
color: #ffffff;
background-color: transparent;
}

a:hover
{
color: #dddddd;
background-color: transparent;
font-style: italic;
}

body,html
{
background-color: #003333;
font-family: Verdana

scrollbar-3dlight-color: ;
scrollbar-arrow-color: #003333;
scrollbar-base-color: #ffff66;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color:;
scrollbar-face-color:#ffff66;
scrollbar-highlight-color:;
scrollbar-track-color:#003333 ;
scrollbar-shadow-color: ;
}

BTW, this is considered bad practice for web design as not being able to change the font size may impare visualy-impared users.
I appreciate that, but it also displaces my graphics when the font size changes.

You could always (not to keep advertising, but to save people from IE) try getting another browser. Opera 8 officially came out today, or there's ffox, or many others without the huge holes and flaws that IE has.

Btw. don't try the official Opera site, it's been beseiged y would be O8 owners. Try download.com.)
I use Opera and it's a great browser, but I have a question. I've been planning to buy a digital camera over the internet, which means that roughly €1000 will be sent over the net by credit card. Naturally I want security for this transaction. Where in the Opera window does it tell me that my connection is secure?