[LINK] Redirects, User counters and Advertising

[Gordon Keith]

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:08, Eric Scheid wrote:
> A good designer knows what line length is optimal for reading, anyone who
> calls themselves a web developer should know it, and designs to provide
> this as the default sizing. Users don't want to futz with the window size
> for every web page they go to, a good designer makes it easier for users,
> not make more work for them.

Is that optimal line length measured in pixels, characters or words?

Because there is not necessarily a correspondence between them.

One of the buttons I most use on my browsers (konqueror) is the button to 
increase and decrease font size. I have laptop with 15" screen with 1920x1200 
pixels. The browser window usually takes up most but not all of the screen. 
The default font size is readable, but a bit on the small size. I like it 
that way as I can fit more on the screen for browsing and skim reading. When 
ever I come across a page that I actually want to read (it does happen :-) ) 
the first thing I do is hit the increase font size button a couple of times.

Should the optimal line length be measured in pixels, the default font size 
for John Smith's web browser, the default size for my web browser or the font 
size at which I read the text?

Regards
Gordon