From: "Timothy Payne" <tim@xxxxxxxxx>
> 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...
As a sole proprietor software consultant my employer takes good care
of me in terms of equipment, which is one of the basic problems. I like
to see A LOT. I run my ViewSonic p225 at 1920x1440x32 colors. I set the
font sizes larger for things like Visual Studio (the best computer game
in the known universe - you fight with the OS, the compiler, and the
documentation all at once!) so that I can work "My way." The gripe is
the frozcrabrottengefingular pardukas who insist web sites will be
viewed THEIR way or not at all. The sole solace I have is that someday
they, too, will get old. Nature has its revenge on them for their mis-
treatment and disrespect of their elders. (I'm getting mine now.)
{^_-}
