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Topic: File modifications - suggestions

Posted By: jeffg
Subject: File modifications - suggestions
Date Posted: 04 December 2008 at 8:09pm

Here are some changes that I had to make on my files, so I'm suggesting them as general changes.

/css_styles/default/default_style.css (removed Verdana as font type)

Verdana is a uncommon font and it messes up the proper display of the other fonts, just leave it as "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" It looks better on both my pc and mac, ff, ie, safari.

RTE_javascript.asp (toolbar size changed from 600 to 100%)

non_RTE_javascript.asp (toolbar size changed from 600 to 100%)

/includes/message_forum_inc.asp (width changed from 600 to 100%, width changed from 596px to 100%)

/includes/quick_reply_form_inc.asp (width changed from 600 to 100%, width changed from 596px to 100%)

The last four files created a formating issue for me as I put the forum into an existing table / website. The forum kept breaking out of the presized parent table and messing up the formating. By seting them to a percentage, they properly autosized to fit my site.

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 05 December 2008 at 1:22pm

There is a very good reason for using Verdana as a font type. If you read up on web design and heuristics you will know why.

Verdana is a font which is common across all platforms and was designed to make reading on screen easier, and bit like Times Roman is easier to read on paper.

Areal does look nicer but is harder to read, so Arial is used for headings, while Verdanais used for things like posts and test blocks which people need to read.

If a web browsers doesn't have Verdana then it will show the font as Aral instead.

Have al;ook at the following link for more on the Verdana font:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdana

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