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it blocks resizing the text Bad, very bad. Don't do this, ever. You don't know what my monitor's resolution is. You don't know if I have left my glasses in the

it blocks resizing the text Bad, very bad. Don't do this, ever. You don't know what my monitor's resolution is. You don't know if I have left my glasses in the car and need to make the text huge to read what you have to say. You don't know if I have my glasses but I'm reading your words on my television across the room. You don't know if I'm using a tablet or phone and I need to pinch and zoom to navigate. Set a default design and let me decide what to do with the page and its elements. Thank you.

jasonlotito 15y ago
Use a browser that lets you resize text? Before you say anything, I already know. I just think this is a problem with the browser, not with a site. The browser should be able to resize the text. If it can't, it's a browser failure.
- cosgroveb 15y ago
  Shoot. I downvoted you jason, sorry. I looked at the site's CSS and I think the problem we're experiencing is due to this site using -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; The text does not grow in size at all in Chrome for me (while the other page elements do... the text gets squished which gives it some illusion of growing). I tested it in Firefox 4 and increasing the font size works fine... So, I know you've been downvoted to oblivion but it is at least partially the browser's fault in this case (vendor-specific css extensions).
  - jasonlotito 15y ago
    It's okay. Technically, this thread about resizing text is off topic. =) And, as I mentioned: Yes, I know about the CSS problems that prevent text resizing. I've just always thought it should be considered a browser bug if it doesn't work. After all, if the UI gives you the option to increase the size of the text, it should increase the size of the text regardless of the CSS on the page.
    - cosgroveb 15y ago
      I opened a bug with Chromium if you feel like starring it :) http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=84888 http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=84888 It will probably get marked Wontfix but hey I tried!
      - jasonlotito 15y ago
        I've also added that the UI of Chrome makes Zoom available despite the content of the page not being able to zoom. And starred it. Though, I'm a FF4 user. =)
      - kevindication 15y ago
        Wouldn't it be possible to override this with a user agent stylesheet?
  - learc83 15y ago
    It seems the CSS is written like that because the link was to the mobile version of the site.
  - po 15y ago
    This is because the link is to the mobile version of the site. It's supposed to be read on a handheld. At the bottom there is a link to the "desktop" version of the article but if you click that you will quickly realize the reason the link goes to the mobile version: the desktop version is too noisy.

jasonlotito 15y ago

Use a browser that lets you resize text? Before you say anything, I already know. I just think this is a problem with the browser, not with a site. The browser should be able to resize the text. If it can't, it's a browser failure.

cosgroveb 15y ago
Shoot. I downvoted you jason, sorry. I looked at the site's CSS and I think the problem we're experiencing is due to this site using -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; The text does not grow in size at all in Chrome for me (while the other page elements do... the text gets squished which gives it some illusion of growing). I tested it in Firefox 4 and increasing the font size works fine... So, I know you've been downvoted to oblivion but it is at least partially the browser's fault in this case (vendor-specific css extensions).
- jasonlotito 15y ago
  It's okay. Technically, this thread about resizing text is off topic. =) And, as I mentioned: Yes, I know about the CSS problems that prevent text resizing. I've just always thought it should be considered a browser bug if it doesn't work. After all, if the UI gives you the option to increase the size of the text, it should increase the size of the text regardless of the CSS on the page.
  - cosgroveb 15y ago
    I opened a bug with Chromium if you feel like starring it :) http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=84888 http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=84888 It will probably get marked Wontfix but hey I tried!
    - jasonlotito 15y ago
      I've also added that the UI of Chrome makes Zoom available despite the content of the page not being able to zoom. And starred it. Though, I'm a FF4 user. =)
    - kevindication 15y ago
      Wouldn't it be possible to override this with a user agent stylesheet?
- learc83 15y ago
  It seems the CSS is written like that because the link was to the mobile version of the site.
- po 15y ago
  This is because the link is to the mobile version of the site. It's supposed to be read on a handheld. At the bottom there is a link to the "desktop" version of the article but if you click that you will quickly realize the reason the link goes to the mobile version: the desktop version is too noisy.