Why are the thread titles so small?

[oz]

Hey guys, if your fonts look too small, please be sure to check the font sizes you have set for your web browser, especially the minimum font size, before reporting any fonts issues here.

If you are using Firefox, try looking at:

Edit / Preferences / Content / Fonts & Colors / Advanced / Minimum font size

I'm fairly certain that this site is using the default font sizes that were set in the vBulletin software. At least they look the same on my browser when I visit the vBulletin website and compare their fonts to our own.

There isn't any way that I'm aware of for every website to look perfect for every user, in every web browser, under every operating system, using every font that's out there. This is why web browsers come with font configuration options.

Thank you for checking into this possible fix before posting.

[MetalheadGautham]

Well, the page appearsa bit bigger, but it does look nicer and the title is now visible.

Thanks ozar

offtopic: why are menus differently arranged in arch gran paradiso compared to winxp firefox ?

[oz]

offtopic: why are menus differently arranged in arch gran paradiso compared to winxp firefox ?

Sorry, but I can't answer that.

I don't venture into Firefox for Windows all that often, but I have wondered the same thing, myself. Maybe one on the Firefox developers will answer should they see your post.

[natrik]

If you are using Firefox, try looking at:

Edit / Preferences / Content / Fonts & Colors / Advanced / Minimum font size

With respect to the CSS style .smallfont, it does display "correctly" for me at the diminutive 10-pixel font size. (I can't get nearly any font to show bold at that size.) The recommendation above is to override the site CSS via browser settings. Just to be clear, that's a per-browser user level workaround rather than coding for the intended display via site CSS.

Page HTML source:
<div class="smallfont"><b>OK, My curiosity is gone now.</b></div>

-----

Page CSS source:
.smallfont
{
	font: 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans serif;
}

Well, all, I only started this thread as a mere curiosity, but that done be dissipated by now. And believe or not, it really ain't my aim to get all snarky or whatnot up in here. So I'll see ya'll round in the forums.

Ciao,
-- Nate

[oz]

Hi, natrick:

I'll forward the link to this thread to our board administrator for review.

If the font sizes that we use for the message titles that you refer to are the defaults for the vBulletin software (like I think they are), it's my opinion that this is a fonts issue on your end. Otherwise, nearly every person using vBulletin would be reporting the same issue, and that doesn't seem to be the case.

Either way, sorry that I can't think of anything further to suggest to you at the current time.

I'll close this thread for now and it can be reopened should the board admin have anything to add, or if we should discover some problem related with the vBulletin software.

Thanks again for the feedback.