1. A computer implemented method for customizing the size of content displayed by a web browser at a view-based level based on user preference, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a minimum font size to display for a specific user; monitoring retrieval of webpages by the web browser on a computer system, wherein a retrieved webpage comprises multiple views, wherein a view of a webpage comprises content to be displayed by the browser while at a current scrolled position in the webpage; prior to displaying a specific view of the retrieved webpage, resizing text in the specific view by examining all of the text in the specific view of the retrieved webpage and dynamically calculating font sizes for the text in the specific view of the retrieved webpage based on the minimum font size for the specific user, so that size proportionality between different font sizes in the specific view is maintained; displaying the specific view of the retrieved webpage with the resized text to the specific user; and as the specific user scrolls to additional views of the retrieved webpage, prior to displaying each specific additional view, resizing text in the specific additional view based on the minimum font size, and displaying the specific additional view of the retrieved webpage with the resized text to the specific user.
1. A computer implemented method for customizing the size of content displayed by a web browser at a view-based level based on user preference, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a minimum font size to display for a specific user; monitoring retrieval of webpages by the web browser on a computer system, wherein a retrieved webpage comprises multiple views, wherein a view of a webpage comprises content to be displayed by the browser while at a current scrolled position in the webpage; prior to displaying a specific view of the retrieved webpage, resizing text in the specific view by examining all of the text in the specific view of the retrieved webpage and dynamically calculating font sizes for the text in the specific view of the retrieved webpage based on the minimum font size for the specific user, so that size proportionality between different font sizes in the specific view is maintained; displaying the specific view of the retrieved webpage with the resized text to the specific user; and as the specific user scrolls to additional views of the retrieved webpage, prior to displaying each specific additional view, resizing text in the specific additional view based on the minimum font size, and displaying the specific additional view of the retrieved webpage with the resized text to the specific user. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a minimum font size to display for a specific user further comprises: retrieving the minimum font size to display for the specific user from a source from a group of sources consisting of: a configuration file, a user profile and an environment variable.