Restricting Broswer Controlled Font Sizing

Hi Gang,
I'm a bit new to Dreamweaver (have CS3) and have a question
about font formatting and sizing.
I have a tables / cell-based text column layout using CSS. It
looks great when I have the type size set on "normal", but when the
type is enlarged by using the browser view controls, it...well
shall we say, looks like crap.
I know CSS in older versions of Explorer used to override
this function, but not in other browsers. Is there a current
script, trick or procedure that has addressed this annoying issue?
I am aware that the best way to avoid the problem is not
create such a type dependent design in the first place, but I have.
And no, I'm not ready to make my type JPEG images.
Thanks for all the help you have given everyone!

> I know CSS in older versions of Explorer used to
override this function,
> but
> not in other browsers. Is there a current script, trick
or procedure that
> has
> addressed this annoying issue?
No. It's impossible to prevent.
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> Hi Gang,
>
> I'm a bit new to Dreamweaver (have CS3) and have a
question about font
> formatting and sizing.
>
> I have a tables / cell-based text column layout using
CSS. It looks great
> when
> I have the type size set on "normal", but when the type
is enlarged by
> using
> the browser view controls, it...well shall we say, looks
like crap.
>
> I know CSS in older versions of Explorer used to
override this function,
> but
> not in other browsers. Is there a current script, trick
or procedure that
> has
> addressed this annoying issue?
>
> I am aware that the best way to avoid the problem is not
create such a
> type
> dependent design in the first place, but I have. And no,
I'm not ready to
> make
> my type JPEG images.
>
> Thanks for all the help you have given everyone!
>

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