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You don't query for it; you don't override. Either the setting is custom and desired, or it's default and it hasn't been adjusted because it's fine.
by persnickety 3y ago
You don't query for it; you don't override. Either the setting is custom and desired, or it's default and it hasn't been adjusted because it's fine.
- p_l 3y agoMy personal experience is that the default is usually wrong, especially when I move between different displays. I end manually zooming in/zooming out a lot. Meanwhile using the default size + CSS keyword size modifiers (large/x-large etc.) ended up on breaking on the project I mentioned, especially after for all practical purposes we had to deal with the fact that claims of single display size & resolution to target weren't actually delivered, and when client also asked about possibly opening the interface from portable devices.
- persnickety 3y agoSadly, I agree that browsers have forgotten what defaults are for. Instead of prvoiding something useable for the user, default CSS has turned into a nearly completely abstract set of values of relevance only to developers. But that situation should be fixed on the side of the Web browsers, not every website's author.
- account42 3y ago> My personal experience is that the default is usually wrong, especially when I move between different displays. I end manually zooming in/zooming out a lot. Then fix your setup. Campaing for better browser defaults. Do whatever it takes, but don't add hacks with hardcoded (=faulty) assumptions to your websites.
- mcherm 3y agoOR, the setting is default and it hasn't been adjusted because the user doesn't have the faintest idea how to adjust font sizes. Which I suspect is the case for the majority of end users.
- account42 3y agoThe responsibility for making sure the default is reasonable for those users is the browser vendor, NOT each individual website.