Hi, my name is Andy. I’m the product manager for Windows Secrets. I work closely with the iNET Interactive development team to enhance the Windows Secrets website/publishing process. I’d like to give you one last update on the recent font-size issue (i.e., too-small fonts and an inability to zoom /scale font size), which has made the newsletter difficult to read for some Windows Secrets subscribers. The font problem arose unexpectedly when we migrated to a newer and more flexible publishing system, which supports windowssecrets.com and the e-mail-based newsletter. Unfortunately, unlike modern browsers, e-mail clients don’t adhere consistently to the current HTML/CSS standards. That means an e-mail in one mail client might look significantly different in another client. It also means that e-mail formatting can look fine in most clients, but poorly in one or two. The current industry best practice is to fix (hard-code) font sizes to ensure a consistent look across the leading e-mail clients. However, that means some e-mail clients — particularly older Microsoft e-mail clients — break the formatting (such as supporting font scaling). Our developers have identified two possible solutions to resolve the font issue. We’ve tested each option extensively and have developed new newsletter templates. … Read More »
Articles by: Andy Boyd