default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone

referring to <p>

my site has a bunch ...

https://www.dalekelly.org/

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On 3/13/2022 4:30 PM, Dale wrote:
> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>
> referring to <p>
>
> my site has a bunch ...
>
> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>

what about bootstrap?

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Dale:

> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>
> referring to <p>
>
> my site has a bunch ...
>
> https://www.dalekelly.org/

What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?

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On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Dale:
>
>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>
>> referring to <p>
>>
>> my site has a bunch ...
>>
>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>
> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
>
>

size

I see width a part of size

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In article <t0ntea$hqp$1@dont-email.me>, dale@dalekelly.org says...
>
> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> > Dale:
> >
> >> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
> >>
> >> referring to <p>
> >>
> >> my site has a bunch ...
> >>
> >> https://www.dalekelly.org/
> >
> > What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
> >
> >
>
> size
>
> I see width a part of size

Thank you for clearing that up.

Folks - our friend may simply be an enthusiastic beginner becoming a little too
dependent on being spoon-fed. But is it not possible that he's deliberately
stringing us along? In any event, patience has its limits.

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In message <t0ntea$hqp$1@dont-email.me> Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> wrote:
> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>> Dale:
>>
>>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>>
>>> referring to <p>
>>>
>>> my site has a bunch ...
>>>
>>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>>
>> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?

> size

That's still not an answer.

> I see width a part of size

So you want paragraphs to be wider than the screen on an iPhone? That's
a terrible idea.

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Dale:

> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>> Dale:
>>
>>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>>
>>> referring to <p>
>>>
>>> my site has a bunch ...
>>>
>>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>>
>> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
>>
>>
>
> size
>
> I see width a part of size

No, width is not part of size.

Example:

..myclass { width:100%; }

This defines a class "myclass" which sets an element 100% wide. And it
does not matter at all what size the text is.

If your text seems to be too small you just need to adjust font-size to
a value bigger than 1em.

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On 3/14/2022 2:55 PM, Lewis wrote:
> In message <t0ntea$hqp$1@dont-email.me> Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> wrote:
>> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>> Dale:
>>>
>>>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>>>
>>>> referring to <p>
>>>>
>>>> my site has a bunch ...
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>>>
>>> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
>
>> size
>
> That's still not an answer.
>
>> I see width a part of size
>
> So you want paragraphs to be wider than the screen on an iPhone? That's
> a terrible idea.
>

okay, that is the width of the paragraph not the size of the text in it

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On 3/14/2022 2:29 PM, Philip Herlihy wrote:
> In article <t0ntea$hqp$1@dont-email.me>, dale@dalekelly.org says...
>>
>> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>> Dale:
>>>
>>>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>>>
>>>> referring to <p>
>>>>
>>>> my site has a bunch ...
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>>>
>>> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> size
>>
>> I see width a part of size
>
> Thank you for clearing that up.
>
> Folks - our friend may simply be an enthusiastic beginner becoming a little too
> dependent on being spoon-fed. But is it not possible that he's deliberately
> stringing us along? In any event, patience has its limits.
>

I've been hacking away at HTML for around 30 years

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On 3/14/2022 3:36 PM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Dale:
>
>> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>> Dale:
>>>
>>>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>>>
>>>> referring to <p>
>>>>
>>>> my site has a bunch ...
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>>>
>>> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> size
>>
>> I see width a part of size
>
> No, width is not part of size.
>
> Example:
>
> .myclass { width:100%; }
>
> This defines a class "myclass" which sets an element 100% wide. And it
> does not matter at all what size the text is.
>
> If your text seems to be too small you just need to adjust font-size to
> a value bigger than 1em.
>
>

Thank You !!!!

got to find "em"

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In message <t0og2t$80p$1@dont-email.me> Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> wrote:
> On 3/14/2022 2:55 PM, Lewis wrote:
>> In message <t0ntea$hqp$1@dont-email.me> Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> wrote:
>>> On 3/14/2022 10:08 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>>>> Dale:
>>>>
>>>>> default HTML paragraph styles are too small on iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> referring to <p>
>>>>>
>>>>> my site has a bunch ...
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.dalekelly.org/
>>>>
>>>> What means "too small" exactly? Text size? Text width?
>>
>>> size
>>
>> That's still not an answer.
>>
>>> I see width a part of size
>>
>> So you want paragraphs to be wider than the screen on an iPhone? That's
>> a terrible idea.
>>

> okay, that is the width of the paragraph not the size of the text in it

So you are saying the font size is smaller than you want. That would
have been helpful at the beginning. However, keep in mind, that you have
no actual control over things like font size, regardless of what you set.

in head:
#v+
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" />
#v-

in style:

#v+
@media screen
and (min-width: 200px)
and (max-width: 800px)
{ p: font-size: 120%
} #v-

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Dale:

> On 3/14/2022 2:29 PM, Philip Herlihy wrote:
[...]
>> Folks - our friend may simply be an enthusiastic beginner becoming a little too
>> dependent on being spoon-fed. But is it not possible that he's deliberately
>> stringing us along? In any event, patience has its limits.
>>
>
> I've been hacking away at HTML for around 30 years

Seems you didn't learn much about CSS though in this time.

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On 3/15/2022 4:01 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Dale:
>
>> On 3/14/2022 2:29 PM, Philip Herlihy wrote:
> [...]
>>> Folks - our friend may simply be an enthusiastic beginner becoming a little too
>>> dependent on being spoon-fed. But is it not possible that he's deliberately
>>> stringing us along? In any event, patience has its limits.
>>>
>>
>> I've been hacking away at HTML for around 30 years
>
> Seems you didn't learn much about CSS though in this time.
>
>

I did admit I was a hack

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On 2022-03-15 09:31:24 +0000, Dale said:
> On 3/15/2022 4:01 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:
>> Dale:
>>
>>> On 3/14/2022 2:29 PM, Philip Herlihy wrote:
>> [...]
>>>> Folks - our friend may simply be an enthusiastic beginner becoming a
>>>> little too dependent on being spoon-fed. But is it not possible that
>>>> he's deliberately stringing us along? In any event, patience has its
>>>> limits.
>>>
>>> I've been hacking away at HTML for around 30 years
>>
>> Seems you didn't learn much about CSS though in this time.
>
> I did admit I was a hack

Besides, CSS is not really HTML in a pure sense. It's more like an HTML
extension or HTML2.0. :-)