On 31 August 2010 21:16, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> Thom Brown wrote:
>> > On 31 August 2010 18:45, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>> > > Thom Brown wrote:
>> > >> >> But the benefit of the javascript hack was that we weren't setting a
>> > >> >> base font size for everything, we just bump up the relative font size
>> > >> >> for elements which are monospaced by default.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> There's pros and cons to both approaches. ?I'm not sure which one you
>> > >> >> guys prefer.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > If we are using Javascript, why can't we probe the font size and do
>> > >> > something reasonable, e.g. make monospace larger only if it smaller than
>> > >> > proportional?
>> > >>
>> > >> Hmm.. I don't know if the rendered font size is exposed to the DOM.
>> > >
>> > > I quick search shows it as document.body.style.fontSize:
>> > >
>> > > ? ? ? ?http://www.ehow.com/how_5924039_change-font-size-javascript.html
>> > >
>> > > I believe you can query a fixed-width attribute to find its font size.
>> > > Would you like me to write some Javascript that illustrates that?
>> >
>> > The code on that page shows that the value can be blank, suggesting it
>> > only picks up applied CSS styles, not font sizes which are a result of
>> > falling back on the defaults.
>>
>> OK, let me dig around.
>
> I found some sample code the is supposed to work in all browers. I
> tested it in Firefox and it worked. It should work in Opera and IE as
> well. HTML/Javascript file attached.
Thanks Bruce. I've implemented your recommended change. :)
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