Re: PDF accessibility (wasRe: N:Vision CFL's)

I'm currently using a 24" Sony flat
screen (LCD) monitor set for 1600 x 1200
pixels and 32-bit color.

Oh.

One might assume anyone running at
1600 by 1200 is NOT incredibly sight-
impaired, at least in a way that affects
the ability to read PDFs on a normal
PC setup.

One would then be laboring under a
misconception. When I view PDFs I
immediately scale them to full screen.
That makes the letters big and the
images clearer. If the type is still
too small I click the "+" until I can
read it.

The 24" monitor, as you probably know,
is not something that's very common,
either...

I'm probably going to ditch it in favor of
a wider screen soon. That or I might
tote it down to Brazil to use it when
we're there.

Most sight-impaired people I know
(including me) can't *possibly* see
anything on a normal 17" desktop
monitor when running above 800 by
600 (and many even struggle in that
mode...

I have trouble *finding* a 17" monitor.
[only kidding].

But you can hardly run any modern
programs at any lower resolution.

Once again, PDFs solve the problem
because they are so easily scalable.
HTML does not do so nearly as well.

Of course you don't have to pan and
scan with that kind of display real estate!

That's why I bought it.

People without that kind of hardware or
who are unable to read the screen at
anything higher than 800 by 600 obviously
do...

When I use other people's PC's I have to
pan and scan. It's not a problem. It's
still much easier than HTML.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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