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The article says that IE's default stylesheet is well-hidden. Does anyone know where exactly?
As I understand it, the default IE style sheet is embedded in the program. The easiest way to change those style settings that can't be changed in the Internet Options window is probably to create and use a personal style sheet. As you know, set this up through the Accessibility options.
Another way to change styles is to use the registry and insert keys in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Styles. The most current reference I have found for the registry method is the Windows IT Library at http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/69/03/5.html. Search for "III-190" and go from there. The tips are for IE3.0, but they seem to work with all subsequent versions of IE.
Another way to change styles is to use the registry and insert keys in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Styles. The most current reference I have found for the registry method is the Windows IT Library at http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/69/03/5.html. Search for "III-190" and go from there. The tips are for IE3.0, but they seem to work with all subsequent versions of IE.
In MSIE 6 (in my copy, at least), following the recommendation at III-190 to HKLM/.../Internet Explorer/Styles gives only:
(Default) ...
Count_Style_Sheets REG_BINARY 05 00 00 00
Now where are the 5 style sheets??
(Default) ...
Count_Style_Sheets REG_BINARY 05 00 00 00
Now where are the 5 style sheets??
Beware of using pixels for all stylesheets. While they might be okay for the screen, TV and and projection media types, handhelds (specifically, Pocket IE on Windows Mobile 2003) generate rotten-looking pages with such margins.
There may be a kludge on browsers to scale pixel sizes for print usage. Otherwise a font size of 11px would be pretty small on a 2400 dots (pixels) per inch printer...
I say stay with pt (which is scaled), cm/in and percents. Percents are my favourite. And do write separate style sheets for handheld and print, to accommodate for the special needs on these media! Hide extravagant eye candy on handhelds, use serif font for body text and maybe even show external link URLs on printouts...
~rL (who now is in Timor Leste)
There may be a kludge on browsers to scale pixel sizes for print usage. Otherwise a font size of 11px would be pretty small on a 2400 dots (pixels) per inch printer...
I say stay with pt (which is scaled), cm/in and percents. Percents are my favourite. And do write separate style sheets for handheld and print, to accommodate for the special needs on these media! Hide extravagant eye candy on handhelds, use serif font for body text and maybe even show external link URLs on printouts...
~rL (who now is in Timor Leste)
You're absolutely correct. Text sizes should be set in points rather than pixels.
I'm afraid I disagree with the ubiquitous use of serif fonts in body text. Generally, I find that serif fonts are harder to read on-screen than sans serif fonts, and there were a number of studies in the eighties (I think it was the '80s) that support that same conclusion. Serif for print, sans serif for electronic display (or for dot-matrix printers, but nobody really uses them any longer).
Serif fonts also make it difficult to display small fonts or to show text in very low-resolution displays without it becoming nearly impossible to read.
I'm afraid I disagree with the ubiquitous use of serif fonts in body text. Generally, I find that serif fonts are harder to read on-screen than sans serif fonts, and there were a number of studies in the eighties (I think it was the '80s) that support that same conclusion. Serif for print, sans serif for electronic display (or for dot-matrix printers, but nobody really uses them any longer).
Serif fonts also make it difficult to display small fonts or to show text in very low-resolution displays without it becoming nearly impossible to read.
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