That would work for me! On Fri, 25 Jun 2021, at 7:51 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > A better solution may be to have all fonts start out as large and have > those that need the fonts smaller adjust the system to make them smaller > and have configuration set so those fonts don't enlarge again unless a > user goes into configuration and adjusts the font size larger. > > On Fri, 25 Jun 2021, Chris Orme wrote: > > > Firstly, a HUGE thank you to everyone working on accessibility > > improvements. Your work is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > I am partially sighted. I can use a computer screen fine so long as the > > fonts are big enough. I don't need a screen magnifier, just no tiny fonts. > > This is easier said than done! > > > > > > No matter how many things I tweak in Debian, Gnome and certain applications > > keep presenting me with tiny fonts. Menus and pop-up messages are typical, > > sometimes complete application interfaces. An important aspect of testing, > > therefore, is to check all fonts. Anything smaller than the set size will > > probably be unreadable. > > > > It is possible to see these tiny fonts by using a screen magnifier. > > However, this is frustrating as it a cumbersome interface and would be > > unnecessary for me, and many others, if only the tiny fonts were eliminated. > > > > A few examples: The Gnome top bar (it expands a little by setting "large > > fonts", but not enough to be comfortably readable. It seems impervious to > > all other settings); Mega Sync pop-ups (really tiny!); Cryptomator (the > > entire app is unusable on Debian Gnome). I can provide more examples, if it > > helps. I realise there may be some workarounds for the examples I have > > given (happy to hear about them!) but the things is, really, I want to tell > > my operating system that I am disabled and need large fonts and that should > > be it. It sould not keep presenting me with fonts that are a fraction of > > the size I have set. > > > > Thanks again for you work! I hope this is helpful. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Chris Orme > > Bath, England, UK > > >
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