On Sunday 31 October 2004 05:47 pm, jdow wrote:
>>> snip
> One might wish more web sites could "adapt" in this regard. Too many
> override the user's "make the damn text bigger you freaking as*!"
> preferences selections in the interests of their artistic expression.
> May the pox of a thousand whores infest their genitals!
>
> {O.O} (Can you tell you hit one of Joanne's hot buttons? My eyes
> are older than yours so it's REALLY valuable to have better
> formed letters and larger text sizes. 6 point text just does
> not make it. I can't see 1mil gold bonding wires anymore
> with my bare eyeballs.)
>
Joanne:
I've got the same T-shirt. Mine is probably older and more faded, but...
here's some ways that I've worked around the issue; perhaps they'll lower
your blood pressure:
1. Both Konqueror and Mozilla (and probably others) can be configured so that
you can gradually increase/decrease the displayed font size by rotating the
mouse wheel while depressing the shift key. You can blow up that teeny tiny
stuff that looks like a line to the size that they use on Interstate signs. I
find it much more effective than either the "increase/decrease font size"
tool used on some browsers or the min/max font settings.
2. Get some terminal glasses (or whatever the eye doctor people call them).
These have lenses that work at a single fixed distance. You'll have to put up
with the nuisance of swapping glasses every time you change from terminal
staring to other tasks. But you will be less fatigued at the end of the day.
3. About those 1 mil leads: Tell your boss that you need an inspection lamp --
they have a magnifying lens surrounded by a circular flourescent lamp. Not
only will it improve your productivity, but you won't be thinking up with
those nasty curses on his dollar.
-- cmg
