Re: [Worg] Proposing a few CSS changes

[Adam Porter]

Hi Timothy,

Timothy <tecosaur@gmail.com> writes:

>> I find it frustrating when I’ve configured my browser to […]
>
> I think this is the source of our differences of opinion. I personally haven’t
> touched my browser’s default CSS, and am not a fan of the default styling, but
> clearly you have changed your browser’s default CSS to something that you find
> works well.
>
> This leads me to a slightly conflicted position, because I both like the idea
> that if the user has set up their browser to use a font they like, a text size
> they like etc. that sites would respect that. But I also suspect that very few
> people ever do this, and am not that happy about how things look with 
> unmodified
> browser defaults. Here I lean towards trying to ensure the best average
> experience, and unfortunately I think that means overriding the default CSS.

No, I haven't changed my browser's default CSS, only the font settings
in preferences.  These are standard features, having been present on
browsers for decades, are easily adjusted by any user, and ideally they
should take into account platform defaults as well.  These include both
font family and size.

We should keep in mind that the platforms and systems which view the
site are wide and varied.  Some users may have high-DPI monitors in dim
environments, others may have low-DPI monitors in bright environments;
some users may have perfect eyesight, while others may be legally blind.
Some users may use an OS that uses strong hinting (e.g. MS-Windows),
while others may use one that does little-to-none (e.g. MacOS).  Because
of those factors, there is no good default for us to use; what looks
good on our systems may look very poor or even unreadable to other
users.

So I think it's very important to respect the user's settings,
especially for long texts and documentation (i.e. not the "home page"
parts of Web sites whose purpose is to present projects as a whole).