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This is about the font size I read most stuff on the web at, so I guess I agree. The font on most sites is too small for me, so I browser-zoom them in 1-3 stops

This is about the font size I read most stuff on the web at, so I guess I agree. The font on most sites is too small for me, so I browser-zoom them in 1-3 stops. As long as browser zoom works, though, I don't think it's a huge deal if people have preferences for larger or smaller fonts. Firefox, at least, even remembers your zoom level between visits to the same site. What really annoys me is that browser zoom breaks some sites. I'd recommend testing your site at one or two zoom levels in and out and see if the results are at least vaguely usable.

dredmorbius 13y ago
The problem I've got with browser zoom is that it behaves wildly inconsistently across sites. In some cases, it will expand all containers along with the font size, frequently pushing page elements off the viewscreen. It almost always scales images, which I generally don't want. In some cases, narrow-format pages end up with ridiculously skinny columns of text floating in a sea of either whitespace or distractions. And in far too many cases, pixel-perfect styling elements break completely, leading to wrapped navigation bars, buttons with clipped text, or just plain broken page layouts. Sadly, Web 2.0 seems to be desperately trying to re-tread all of the worst aspects of 1.0 design with framesets, animated banners, moire backgrounds, and the like. Some of the worst comes from Google -- G+ and many of the newer Blogger styles are completely unreadable. gwern, who posts frequently to HN, has one of the better site designs. Medium is actually Excellent. But it's rare enough that I encounter such sites that they're far more remarkable than they should be.