On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 19:49, Carroll Grigsby wrote:
> 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
I don't know what was above the snip, but my mother is legally blind,
she only has a small spot on one eye that can see. She uses zoom text
by I think AI squared. It's bloody expensive and only for windows, well
the last time I checked. I put a TV card in her PC and it displays on a
35" TV. It supports 2 monitors so I just put a regular monitor on the
computer table for everyone else since when you exit zoom text the
screen is just too fuzzy as a TV has a very low res.
The federal government has allot for low vision and blind people, as
well they should it costs them less then one good bomb. No I'm not a
liberal, just the opposite, but I think the army can do with out a
couple of bombs or a tank ( or a stupid transit project ) to help out
citizens of the USA.
And BTW your employer is required to help you do your job, Safeco Ins.
was very good to my mother while she could work. But it came time to
end her job, they wanted her to stick it out awhile longer since the
"kids" needed the help of someone with experience, even though she
couldn't see well. Not being able to see is a disability, so remind
your boss that they MUST make sure you can do your job.
Tim...
