From: Jeremy J Starcher on
On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:01:29 +0200, me wrote:

> "Denis McMahon" <denis.m.f.mcmahon(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:4c652997$0$8723$bed64819(a)gradwell.net...
>> On 13/08/10 01:17, me wrote:
>>> Is there a better way to force Chrome to re-render the content of the
>>> DIV ?
>>
>> Yes.
>> Don't make changes that force the page to re-render. It's incredibly
>> annoying as a web site user to have content on a page jump around while
>> I'm looking at.
>> Rgds
>> Denis McMahon
>
> Well, I'm trying to add buttons to my page that will let the user set
> the font size and text width they find most comfortable to read. I don't
> think anyone will find the effect "incredibly annoying". In fact I'm
> hoping it will improve the user experience.

This is recreating functionality that *already exists* in most modern
browsers.

Leave the font at the default size or larger. Never make a font smaller
than the user's preference.

It has been my experience that any document that needs text resizing
options is a poorly laid out document.