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The problem with too small or too large font sizes in Wikipedia comes from the fact that the new design relies on the font size set for the default font in your browser. Firefox sets this default font size to 16 (Tools/Options/Content tab/Fonts & Colors/Size)
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Vector has a base font size of 0.875em, and most browsers—except Firefox—correctly scale down all fonts, including the monospaced font, accordingly. So monospace is shown at 0.875 × 13px = 11px (which is perceived as "too small"). Compensating the font-size will render the font too big in Firefox.
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Download from here for Firefox up to 1.0.x and from here for Firefox 1.5.x. Firefox 2.0.x has spellchecking built in. These tools add an option to the browser to use an external editor on a web page textarea. Mozex. Doesn't support Mozilla on Mac; Doesn't support Firefox 1.0 as provided (see this for a workaround) Electrix. Not currently maintained
Even if you don't edit math, the math font can be used to greatly improve the legibility of Greek text which us non-Greeks find hard to read in san-serif, with all the little shapely clues removed. Compare the typewriter , math , and default san-serif fonts, below:
Default fonts on a given system: the purpose of this option is to allow web content to integrate with the look and feel of the native OS. ui-serif Default fonts on a given system in a serif style; ui-sans-serif Default fonts on a given system in a sans-serif style; ui-monospace Default fonts on a given system in a monospace style; ui-rounded