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Vikings · #1 04-04-2007, 03:46 PM

I had a website, my weather channel I thought though it's not there now, and it had a button that controlled text size. I'm trying to make a site with a template that has small writing and I thought it would be nice to have that "make text bigger" button in there.
I know about Ctrl++ but anyone know where a script is that I could place in my site?

topsites · #2 04-04-2007, 10:48 PM

Oh, I always use Ctrl w/ mouse wheel lol, that ctrl + is a neat trick.
You might check into radio buttons, likely along the lines of a javascript, but idk...

Dirty Water · #3 04-04-2007, 11:11 PM

Here is something I just wrote for you.

Code:

<html>
	<head>
		<title>Text size Control Via Javascript</title>
	</head>
	<script language="javascript">
		function ChangeFontSize()
		{
			var newFontSize;
			var selIndex = document.frmTextSize.ddlFontSizeSelector.selectedIndex;
			
			newFontSize = document.frmTextSize.ddlFontSizeSelector.options[selIndex].value;
			document.body.style.fontSize = newFontSize;
		}
	</script>
	<body>
	
	<p>Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!</p>
	
	<form id="frmTextSize" name="frmTextSize">
		<select id="ddlFontSizeSelector" onclick="ChangeFontSize();">
			<option value="10pt">Tiny</option>
			<option value="12pt" selected>Small</option>
			<option value="14pt">Medium</option>
			<option value="16pt">Large</option>
			<option value="18pt">Huge</option>
		</select>
	</form>
	</body>
</html>

Obviously, modify it to work in your site. It works off modifying the body tags style sheet element, so any inline styles will override it, but that could be modified.

You can view it in action here.

Vikings · #4 04-05-2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Water

Here is something I just wrote for you.

Code:

<html>
	<head>
		<title>Text size Control Via Javascript</title>
	</head>
	<script language="javascript">
		function ChangeFontSize()
		{
			var newFontSize;
			var selIndex = document.frmTextSize.ddlFontSizeSelector.selectedIndex;
			
			newFontSize = document.frmTextSize.ddlFontSizeSelector.options[selIndex].value;
			document.body.style.fontSize = newFontSize;
		}
	</script>
	<body>
	
	<p>Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!Test Text!</p>
	
	<form id="frmTextSize" name="frmTextSize">
		<select id="ddlFontSizeSelector" onclick="ChangeFontSize();">
			<option value="10pt">Tiny</option>
			<option value="12pt" selected>Small</option>
			<option value="14pt">Medium</option>
			<option value="16pt">Large</option>
			<option value="18pt">Huge</option>
		</select>
	</form>
	</body>
</html>

Obviously, modify it to work in your site. It works off modifying the body tags style sheet element, so any inline styles will override it, but that could be modified.

You can view it in action here.

That's pretty cool Thanks.

*crosses fingers in case he's a hacker*

Dirty Water · #5 04-05-2007, 12:37 AM

Not a hacker, Let me know if you need help integrating it into your site.

mdvaden · #6 04-17-2007, 01:31 AM

Seems that

http://www.dynamicdrive.com

has some goodies for that in their arsenal of toys, too.

StBalor · #7 04-17-2007, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by topsites

Oh, I always use Ctrl w/ mouse wheel lol, that ctrl + is a neat trick.
You might check into radio buttons, likely along the lines of a javascript, but idk...

Thanks for the tip topsites, i did not know that.