Hello cycas...
I also use Windows 2000 professional and have internet explorer
installed, so I was able to test my answer with a successful
outcome. As you've noticed, some pages are unresponsive to your
attempts to change the font size with your browser settings.
This is because web designers can specify settings in the
HyperText Markup Language (HTML), used to author the webpage,
which prevent the browser settings from making any difference.
The solution to this, as you've correctly stated, is to use a
file which specifies a larger type, and the instructions you
have for implementing it are correct. The file is called a
.css file ('css' stands for 'cascading style sheet'). See
this definition using Google's new 'define' function:
://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Acss
You can create your own file, however, Microsoft has made
a large font css file available in a tutorial for Internet
Explorer 5, on this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie5/css.aspx
You can download the file from that page, or here:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/products/ie/white.css
Just right-click the link above and select 'Save Target As'.
As I said, I tested this on my system, using Internet
Explorer 6, so I don't foresee any problems.
When you download the file, there will be a dialog box
which allows you to select the directory into which the
file will be downloaded. Make a note of where it goes,
or select a folder you prefer. Then, go to Internet
Explorer and go to Tools -> Internet Options ->
Accessibility, then tick Ignore Font Sizes, and also
check 'Format documents using my style sheet'. Then use
the 'Browse' button which becomes active to navigate to
the folder where you downloaded and saved the .css file.
Click 'OK' and your changes should take effect immediately.
This will cause your browser to ignore the settings which
have been written into the webpage by the designers and
utilize the settings in the style sheet file instead.
If you examine the contents of the 'white.css' file from
the Microsoft page above, using a text editor such as
Notepad, you'll see that it contains the following text:
_________________________________________________________
BODY, TABLE {
font-size: 24pt;
font-weight: normal;
font-family: sans-serif;
background: white;
color: black;
}
B, I, U { color: red; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; }
H1 { font-size: 32pt; }
H2 { font-size: 32pt; }
H3 { font-size: 32pt; }
H4 { font-size: 32pt; }
H5 { font-size: 32pt; }
H6 { font-size: 16pt; }
a:visited {color: teal}
a:link {color: navy}
a:active {color: blue}
_________________________________________________________
If you want to get creative, you can edit the contents
to specify different font sizes, weights, families, and
background and font colors.
Be aware that certain webpages use images, such as .gif
or .jpg files to display boxes of text, and your style
sheet will have no effect on these images. Internet
Explorer 6 has a way to deal with this, to some extent.
If you have the 'Image Toolbar' enabled, you can resize
images by right-clicking on them. To enable the Image
Toolbar, go to 'Tools' -> 'Internet Options' -> 'Advanced
Tab' -> 'Multimedia' section, and check 'Enable Image
Toolbar'.
Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that
the answer cannot be improved upon by means of a dialog
established through the "Request for Clarification" process.
sublime1-ga
Searches done, via Google:
pages "don't respond" browser font size
://www.google.com/search?q=pages+%22don%27t+respond%22+browser+font+size |
Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
08 Nov 2003 09:02 PST
Good morning, cycas...
You've posted some Requests for Clarification while I've
been sleeping. Judging by the last one, you were able to
download the 'white.css' stylesheet and use it in your
browser, but you're finding that you must scroll to read
the page with the print being that big.
The most important thing here is whether the print size
is comfortable for your eyes. As I noted, the contents
of 'white.css', when viewed with Notepad, contain this
line which determines the font size:
font-size: 24pt;
If that font size is ideal for your vision, then scrolling
to view the entire page is a fact of life which must be
accepted. The webpage is automatically resized to
accommodate the enlarged print.
If, however, 24pt (24 point) type is larger than you need,
you can edit the entry above to reflect a smaller size:
- Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to the folder where
you downloaded 'white.css'.
- Right-click on it and select 'Open with' from the menu.
- Scroll down until you find 'Notepad' and select it.
- Click 'OK'.
You will then see the text of the 'white.css' file,
which I posted in my answer. You can then edit the
entry which says "font-size: 24pt;"
by changing it to a smaller size, such as:
font-size: 16pt;
Then 'Save' the file after you've made the change.
I've followed the procedure I outlined above, and
the resulting file is temporarily available here:
http://members.cox.net/sublime_1/white2.css
You can right-click on the link above, download the
file and point your browser to it as you did with
the first file, and you will see that the print size
has been reduced, and only a small amount of scrolling
is necessary to see the entire page.
If the result isn't 'just right', you can continue to
modify the file, as I've illustrated above, until you
find a font size that is ideal for your vision.
Setting the font size to 14, e.g., would probably allow
most pages to load without the need for you to scroll
to see all the contents, but the font size might not
be large enough for you to see easily. You'll need to
determine this with a bit of trial and error.
Best regards...
sublime1-ga
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