Hi Barbara, This message from you, showed up, as all the same. No variation in size. When I type the messages, everything looks the same size. So it is interesting you say, that the signature, gets transmitted, in a different font. I must go and redo the automatic signature, with my settings the same, as I am using. I format I send in is plain. Thank you. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at insightbb.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:57 AM Subject: Re: Schaff Piano price list > > I read what Mr. Bill wrote and I still don't understand any of it. I > use > Outlook Express and have never changed any settings (that I know of) > since I > got the computer. I looked under <view> and found text size--medium > is > selected. Is that the problem? The only teeny print I recall getting > is > from Mr. Bill when he is replying to one of my posts, or posts from > Jon > Page. > > I always know your posts, John, because they are in rich text, bold > Ariel 12pt, > although your signature is New Times Roman, 12pt--which shows up > smaller than the Ariel 12pt. Does changing to plain text (as I have) > help? > Is this showing up as teeny print? > > Barbara Richmond > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Ross > To: Pianotech List > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:48 PM > Subject: Re: Schaff Piano price list > > > Thanks Bill. > I am set for 1024X768, on a 17" LCD. > On the message you sent, your text appeared to be the same size as > mine. > But, the Mr. Bill, at the end was 1/2 that size or less. > I only notice it, with yours, and I think, Barbara Richmond's. I > thought, > possibly, it was something other than Outlook Express, being used. > Anyway, thanks again, for trying to educate me. > Best regards, > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: william ballard > To: Pianotech List > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: Schaff Piano price list > > > 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 > >
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