Thank you for the reply. Things have not improved and I've been doing research to find out why. It's only me, one guy, so maybe it's my problem. If you're interested and want to persue it I will take a look back here sooner next time and if you can send a quick link of this thread this one time to me I'll be sure to get back. ajajaj a t rediffmail com THanks Andre

When you specify a font for a web page you have to remember that people who look at your site MUST have the specified font installed on their computer, otherwise default font for the browser (user may be able to specify a default font). So when you use a font like Jester, I doubt that many people will have the font, so most people will see it in Times New Roman. I assume that when you say Netscape, you are referring to version 4.x or lower, not version 6 or higher (totally different browser, only name is the same). As for the size, I suspect that it is honoring it, but it may appear that it is not. This is one of the problems with trying to format web pages for different browsers. Size 3 may mean one size in IE and another in Netscape 4.x and another in Netscape 6. Also size 3 may be different on Mac verses PC. Good thing about your page is that font is changeable by the user (I hate going to sites which uses tiny fonts with bad contrasting background and can't change the font size using view/text size), so just think of size being relative size to each other on the same page and not worry about with it actually renders on a users browser. However since this site is for seniors, I suggest that you increase the size to 5 for header and 4 for main text. Better yet, use h1 tags for the heading and leave off the font size for the body of the text or use +1. Dan

People at other forums sent me the following. Perhaps this will help for someone: I found thet following explanation at http://www.saila.com/usage/tips/?print#textfield. He has some other good tips too. Here's what he says: Unfortunately, both Netscape and Internet Explorer display form fields using different criteria. Because, Netscape uses the browser's monospaced font to render text in a text field, and IE uses a variable font  generally sans-serif typeface  it's best to optimize the box for Netscape first. Once you've done that, use a style declaration (which older Netscapes will ignore) to stretch the box for Internet Explorer. Here are three examples. RIGHT CLICK WITH YOUR MOUSE AND CHOOSE "VIEW SOURCE" TO SEE THE SOURCE CODE FOR THE THREE BOXES. A plain Netscape 4.7 text input box: An IE 5.5 text input box, styled to match the size of the Netscape box (the padding helps vertically align the text): An IE 5.5 text input box, styled to match the size and look of the Netscape box (the border and font simulate Netscape's): -------------------------- Another guy suggested this not great solution: "I decrease the NS size by using the style "font-family: new courier" for input boxes. But it doesn't decrease them as much as I'd like." -------------------------- Another guy says: "I have the same problem with text input fields in Netscape 6. Text fields are inside table cells and Netscape makes them approximately 1/3 too long no matter what the cell widths are. I use a self-declared css class in which I have declared the font sizes and types. The field size can't be delared in stylesheet because the html for input fields is generated by an xsl-template which should be able to be used for different-sized fields. It's a big problem because I have a very limited space in the frame." -------------------------- In my own case, I took a not-great dummy approach. The problem with over-sized NS 4.7 boxes only occurred when I was using Styles. Without styles, the box behaved in NS. So I stopped using styles for that page. It made some other stuff look not so hot, but I was willing to sacrifice to get those NS boxes the right size. Here is a link that might be useful: tip on text box size and other tips

Assuming you have a Windows system (as opposed to an Apple/Mac), click on your "Start" Menu and... Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> Notepad I created a shortcut on my Desktop for Notepad so I don't have to go through the "Start" menu each time. (To create a similar shortcut: Click & hold on Notepad and drag it to your Desktop)