Re: Font-size switching

In article <-q-dnTFOLZuHokHanZ2dnUVZ_gednZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jim Moe <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 03/12/08 01:13 pm, dorayme wrote:


... you can set 100% as default but still provide a facility
for people who are not so familiar with their web browsers but
would like bigger or smaller. This is different to dictating to
people some super small size and giving them an option for
bigger. It is a totally different tactic. It was in fact, part of
the post which you snipped.

It took a long time for me (now, now! be nice!)

On this score I am not one to be superior in any way. I am taking
too long to develop my alternative theory of the concept of the
canvas... <g>


to figure out why some
sites had that little row of A's (usually 3 or 4), all the same size,
somewhere on the page.

Now that is a nice reminder, good point, that at least the A's
should reflect the size of what to expect, to give an idea to the
user.

Since I have JS normally disabled and a minimum
font size set, clicking on those had no results.

Those techniques were obviously not server side then.

When I finally twigged to
their purpose, I was then further disappointed that even the largest text
size option was never large enough, i.e., it never made it to 100%.

You see, I think this is what is going on! You have all been
through bad experiences on this score and it has made you unduly
wary.

You are proposing doing the opposite. Are you be sure you can offer a
set of sizes that will be satisfying to the eagle-eyed?

To not dare because one can not be sure is not exactly to be
generally recommended for beings with pretensions of pride and
independence.

Actually I don't care too much about the eagle eyed (I might even
tease them and make their button go to 2pt!). But 120% (up from
100) can do a power of good for a whole bunch of folk, mainly
elderly.

I say not to be too frightened to go that little extra distance
to help the deserving. Not to be too ideological. (I am so sick
of hearing - my own voice included - saying to leave this and
that to the user as some sort of absolute law which makes any
exception seem like a nostrum). The big thing is to allow the
website to stand on its own if none of these extras work.

Now and then, for example, I say things about how to download
stuff, I don't always *just* leave it to visitors. Because I have
seen so many folk so puzzled about computer operations. Those who
know do not need it. It won't kill anyone.

But I do agree that an author's tendency should be to the lean,
there are too many dangers in having enthusiastic good intentions.

--
dorayme
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