For a few weeks now I find that Internet Explorer (6.0) is periodically switching to the "smallest" text size instead of remaining at medium.
I can't pin down when it is happening but it does seem that often it occurs after running (i.e reading not building) my Activ ebooks.
Now I've been using Activ ebooks for years without a problem so it would seem unlikely to be the cause but I just wonder if there is some problem with my Internet Explorer which is made worse by Activ ebook.
Have you found a solution yet? If not look for javascript coding that changes the font size. Something has to be triggering the change in font size and javascript seems to be the best place to start.
One technique that I find helpful in debugging is to work from a duplicate copy of the problem file. Start deleting sections of the scripting, compile, and run. Eventually, you will delete whatever was changing the font size.
After you think you know the problem source go back to the original and copy the section that you last deleted in the working backup file, then paste it back in where you previous deleted it from. Compile and run.
This time it should recreate the original problem and change the font size. From this point on you can delete line by line (or remark out) until you find the culprit.
When you do find the source please let all of us know.
I rebuild them with the same version 4.22 (i.e I run an aep file) but they were not originally created with the same version. Would this make a difference ?
(The problem books were all - I think - originally created with 4.22)
Have you recreated the single page from scratch? I've run into quirky problems with other programs and find the only solution is to start with a clean slate.
Also, restart your system in safe mode and see if you get the same results. This is to assure that there isn't something running in the background that might be doing something goofy.
If I understand you correctly the problem does not manifest when you recreate the ebook. If that is the case, then there is something wacky with the original file--but you knew that.
I haven't tried this myself, but will consider doing so in the future and that is going into the file properties (for the source file(s)) and convert them to read only.
The source of the problem is not isolated to Activ e-Book. It could be that data was either lost or changed on the hard drive, virus, etc.
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