debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: >Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> wrote: >> [My examples are from my experiments with re-formatting >> text at https://ebible.org/engkjvcpb/ for comfortable reading by >> fellow tri-focal wearing senior citizens > >As a mere bifocal (well vari-focal) wearer can I suggest a different >approach. Stop wearing tri-focals or any other variable focus specs for >reading a computer screen. Tell them to get a [very cheap] pair of >single focus reading glasses made to suit the distance their screen is >away. > >I did this years ago and wouldn't try to do it any other way now. The >bliss of being able to read the whole screen comfortably without moving >if I want to.
100% agreed. When I started with varifocals 3 years ago, my optician strongly recommended also getting a set of fixed-focus glasses for monitor work. Despite the inconvenience of carrying multiple pairs of glasses, I totally understand why - it makes a huge difference when I'm sat in front of the screen for hours at a time. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
