As the author of the WWW FAQ, I regularly answer questions about the workings of the Web. If a question is frequently asked, I simply add an article to the FAQ. But sometimes a question is more detailed, more in-depth— not really a FAQ, but still of interest to others. You'll find those questions, with my answers, here in Innards along with commentary on other web-technology-related topics.

Q. My cat jumped on my keyboard while i was on Facebook and now apps like Farmville, Mafiawars and such are cut off around the edges, and i can't see anything. how can i fix this?

A. Most web browsers have an option to enlarge the text on the page. This is useful for users with impaired vision, and for sites with too-tiny text. But many web site layouts, notably Facebook application layouts, are designed to fit in a specific number of pixels. Anything outsite that box gets lost entirely. This doesn't play well with the enlarged-text feature.

I suspect your cat enlarged the text in your browser. Maybe your cat needs to see an optometrist.

In Internet Explorer you can return to the normal text size by clicking on the "View" menu, then "Text Size," then "Medium." Other browsers offer similar features on the "View" menu.

If all else fails, ask the cat nicely to put things back the way they were!