12. A method for selecting display attributes for text displayed in a display region, comprising: detecting a characteristic dimension of the display region; defining a first text box, wherein the text is displayed in the first text box on one line and wherein the first text box is characterized by a first characteristic dimension; defining a second text box having a different size than the first text box, wherein the text is displayed on two lines in the second text box and wherein the second text box is characterized by a second characteristic dimension equal to the first characteristic dimension reduced by a reduction amount; defining a third text box having a different size than the first text box and the second text box, wherein the text is displayed on three lines in the third text box and wherein the third text box is characterized by a third characteristic dimension equal to the second characteristic dimension reduced by the reduction amount; identifying the largest ratio of the characteristic dimension of the display region over the first characteristic dimension, the characteristic dimension of the display region over the second characteristic dimension, and the characteristic dimension of the display region over the third characteristic dimension; and displaying, in the display region, the text using display attributes associated with the one of the first text box, second text box and third text box that corresponds to the characteristic dimension of the identified largest ratio.
12. A method for selecting display attributes for text displayed in a display region, comprising: detecting a characteristic dimension of the display region; defining a first text box, wherein the text is displayed in the first text box on one line and wherein the first text box is characterized by a first characteristic dimension; defining a second text box having a different size than the first text box, wherein the text is displayed on two lines in the second text box and wherein the second text box is characterized by a second characteristic dimension equal to the first characteristic dimension reduced by a reduction amount; defining a third text box having a different size than the first text box and the second text box, wherein the text is displayed on three lines in the third text box and wherein the third text box is characterized by a third characteristic dimension equal to the second characteristic dimension reduced by the reduction amount; identifying the largest ratio of the characteristic dimension of the display region over the first characteristic dimension, the characteristic dimension of the display region over the second characteristic dimension, and the characteristic dimension of the display region over the third characteristic dimension; and displaying, in the display region, the text using display attributes associated with the one of the first text box, second text box and third text box that corresponds to the characteristic dimension of the identified largest ratio. 14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising: identifying at least two characteristic dimensions for each of the display region, first text region, second text region and third text region; defining at least two ratios of characteristic dimensions for each of the first text region, second text region, and third text region; and selecting the smallest of the at least two ratios of characteristic dimensions for each of the first text region, second text region, and third text region.