I know this is silly, but I have to ask

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The discussion revolves around issues related to font sizes on certain websites, particularly within the context of a blog site for Physics Forums. Participants explore potential solutions for adjusting font sizes that appear excessively large, impacting readability.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses frustration with excessively large fonts on certain websites, making content unreadable.
  • Another participant suggests adjusting text size through the browser's view settings.
  • Multiple participants indicate confusion about the issue, with some stating they do not understand the problem being described.
  • Several participants propose using keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + mouse wheel or Ctrl + and Ctrl -) to adjust zoom levels as a potential fix.
  • One participant humorously comments on the humorous nature of another participant's contributions, indicating a light-hearted tone in parts of the discussion.
  • A participant confirms that the suggested zoom adjustments work well for them, indicating a successful resolution to their issue.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no clear consensus on the nature of the problem, as some participants express confusion while others provide solutions. The discussion includes both agreement on potential fixes and uncertainty about the original issue.

Contextual Notes

Participants' experiences with font sizes may vary based on individual browser settings and configurations. Some suggestions depend on specific browser functionalities, which may not apply universally.

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Does anyone know why when I go to certain websites the fonts are just gigantic?

One those sites in the blog site for PF. I can't read anything. The fonts get so big that it goes over the other lines, and those lines go over other lines, and so on...

Does anyone know how to fix this?
 
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View>Text Size
 
I have no idea what you're talking about.

- Warren
 
:smile: :smile: :smile:

When did chroot get funny? :-p
 
chroot said:
I have no idea what you're talking about.

- Warren

Good one. :biggrin:

In fact, it looks much worse than that.
 
JasonRox said:
Does anyone know why when I go to certain websites the fonts are just gigantic?

One those sites in the blog site for PF. I can't read anything. The fonts get so big that it goes over the other lines, and those lines go over other lines, and so on...

Does anyone know how to fix this?
If you have a wheel on the mouse, hold down the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel. IIRC, forward shrinks, and backward enlarges. Depends on the html coding I guess.
 
If this font is too small to read your problem should be fixed
 
Astronuc said:
If you have a wheel on the mouse, hold down the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel. IIRC, forward shrinks, and backward enlarges. Depends on the html coding I guess.
Wow, this works great. Thanks for mentioning it.
 
Or, if you are using firefox and don't have a mouse wheel, Ctrl + and Ctrl - can be used to zoom in and out.
 
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honestrosewater said:
:smile: :smile: :smile:

When did chroot get funny? :-p
Some of the best one liners I've ever seen on this forum were by chroot. You have no idea how funny he can be.
 
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Can you read this?[/size]
 
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Evo said:
Some of the best one liners I've ever seen on this forum were by chroot. You have no idea how funny he can be.
Not just one liners, either. He's a master of extended, dead-pan, tongue-in-cheek composition as well, as witnessed by his contributions to the famous mouse-trap thread.
 
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yomamma said:
Can you read this?[/size]

This site is fine, and yes I can read it regardless.

Since I never really visited other sites, I never bothered. But lately I have been browsing the wild wide web and everything is so BIG!

It's all good now. Thanks everyone. :biggrin:
 
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siddharth said:
Or, if you are using firefox and don't have a mouse wheel, Ctrl + and Ctrl - can be used to zoom in and out.
That's another good one I didn't know about. Handy when you're using the pad instead of a mouse on the laptop.
 

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