Bill, I have a new computer and have no idea how mine is set in regard to how others see it. Is it OK. Just curious. Avery Todd At 07:10 PM 4/7/2006, you wrote: >On Apr 6, 2006, at 9:50 PM, John Ross wrote: >>I asked that question, a few days back. I got no answer, so I >>figured it was just me. :-( > >You deserve a better answer. It has to do with the screen resolution >an individual has chosen, and what font size is comfortably readable >on the screen. I have a 17" 1280x1024 LCD monitor, and with my >resolution set at the nominal size, a lower case letter at 10pt is >~2mm higher (7 pixels). Reset my resolution for 640x480, and the >presentation of that same letter has doubled in size. So if a person >who has their own reasons for setting monitor resolution at 640x480 >(or something less than their monitor's nominal size), their 10pt >character may be perfectly readable to them, being roughly the same >size and readability as someone else's 12 pt at nominal resolution. >But their emails sent out at 10pt may seem like the fine print at >the end of a legal contract, when viewed by someone with a monitor >at nominal resolution. > >Personally, I like 1280x1024, still grieving as I am for a 21" CRT >which bit the dust in Fall of '04. That's a big enough desktop for >me to spread all my papers around on, and still make out 10pt type >easily. The people who set their resolution at lower than nominal >are easy to spot. > >Unless of course, there's a 'bot somewhere out on the net which >knocks the point size of every passing email down by two points. > >Mr. Bill > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060407/08fc1e76/attachment.html
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