Laptop settings resizing web page pushing divs 'off' the page - is there a way around this via code?

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Laptop settings resizing web page pushing divs 'off' the page - is there a way around this via code?

Hi,

My boss is running a laptop which has a setting which is resizing font sizes and making them larger by about a third. This is fine but we have a java app running on the site and the div tags are being pushed off of the page because of the increase in font size. Is there a way to stop font being resized, via code?

Thanks, R.

+1 A:

Depends on the browser, but most use zooming now: see this article: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/01/the-two-types-of-browser-zoom.html

I do not think you can stop this, nor should you. What about people who need to larger font size.

Dustin Laine 2010-03-09 19:24:34

I agree, but it is a very small app and I/we are trying to maintain consistency of use. I am really looking for a compromise that will suit everybody and to be more aware of the issues.

flavour404 2010-03-09 19:29:49

I see your thought process, but if you have a user that is using the accessibility features then you should make your app accessible.

Dustin Laine 2010-03-09 21:01:17

I did manage to come up with a compromise which worked well + or - two step scaling. Initially I just didn't know why my div would disappear which threw me. I also changed the div so that it was simply positioned at the bottom of the screen rather than defining a distance from the top. It works, I like it.

flavour404 2010-03-10 21:49:57

+1 A:

It sounds like the problem is in your DIVs, not in your fonts. Unless your text contains huge strings with no "breaking" characters in them, a DIV should merely set itself to its parent's width as default behavior.

Robusto 2010-03-09 19:25:16

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