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@NogDogAug 01.2009 — #Believe me, I fully understand how to change my font sizes, bypass style sheets, set minimum font sizes (which can cause horrible layout problems on many sites), etc. But I work in the business. How about all the poor souls out there who don't even realize there is any other browser than IE, who don't know a font from a fount, and aren't even aware they can use the right mouse button for context-sensitive menus? Why should anyone with less than optimal eyesight have to suffer if they don't happen to also be a computer/web power user?
Just like the usability book [i]Don't Make Me Think[/i], how about adding "Don't Make Me Squint." ?@NogDogAug 01.2009 — #
When you have a torn retina and a macular pucker in one eye, and the other eye often has a vertical double image probably due to the vitreous detaching from the retina (and hopefully not causing a tear like I got in the other eye), believe me you'll notice these things. One of the reasons I bought an Amazon Kindle is that I can increase the font size as needed while reading a book. (Some days are worse than others, depending on where the various scar tissues and other junk decide to float around within my eye.)
My poor aching eyes
Why do web designers continually do things [url=http://gaps.letour.fr/us.html]like this
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@NogDogAug 01.2009 — #Believe me, I fully understand how to change my font sizes, bypass style sheets, set minimum font sizes (which can cause horrible layout problems on many sites), etc. But I work in the business. How about all the poor souls out there who don't even realize there is any other browser than IE, who don't know a font from a fount, and aren't even aware they can use the right mouse button for context-sensitive menus? Why should anyone with less than optimal eyesight have to suffer if they don't happen to also be a computer/web power user?Just like the usability book [i]Don't Make Me Think[/i], how about adding "Don't Make Me Squint." ?
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@NogDogAug 01.2009 — #On Firefox I set the zoom to 150% on my grandparents computer, so there's nothing stopping you from making that tiny text less tiny, even just temporarily with ctrl + mousewheel, or whatever it is in the browser you use.
If I was looking at that from an accessibility stand point, I probably wouldn't even have noticed the text as being a problem, for me the contrast seems reasonably high and it's easily big enough to see. Maybe I'll change my mind in a few years though.
I guess it's just a matter of not experiencing the issue, so not realising anything needs to be corrected.[/QUOTE]
When you have a torn retina and a macular pucker in one eye, and the other eye often has a vertical double image probably due to the vitreous detaching from the retina (and hopefully not causing a tear like I got in the other eye), believe me you'll notice these things. One of the reasons I bought an Amazon Kindle is that I can increase the font size as needed while reading a book. (Some days are worse than others, depending on where the various scar tissues and other junk decide to float around within my eye.)