Windows Phone Thoughts: The Font Size Issue

One of the primary complaints on the new format is the size of the font. On the old layout, we used 10 point, and on this new one, we used 9 point. I wouldn't have thought 1 point was enough to make a difference, but a few people are complaining that it's hard to read. Normally I'd suggest making your browser font size bigger, but our designer used fixed-width fonts to help lock in the snazzy layout, so this change isn't possible. Personally, I love the 9 point font, but for those with less-than-stellar vision, I can understand your frustration. :oops:

A helpful first-time poster named "B" chastised us for being lazy and disrespect of our readers for not using "em" to control the font size (which would also allow for browser-side font changes). I know very little about CSS, so I took the criticism in stride, but after our designer did some research, it seems that phpBB (the core engine of our site) doesn't seem to support EM measurements. So we're in a bit of a bind here, because phpBB is the heart the soul of our functionality.

At the moment we've increased the font size to 10 points - I hope that makes it easier for some of you to read. Until we figure out another solution, that's as big as you'll be able to make it - my apologies, especially to those of you with very poor eyesight. This was an unintentional side-effect of the new layout and we're working to correct it as soon as possible.