On 4/20/2011 1:59 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:32 AM, Ed Leafe<[email protected]> wrote: >> Users increase font sizes because they *have* to, not because they >> enjoy pissing off developers. Developers should accommodate these needs, >> rather than complain about them. > > Hear, hear. > > I worked in an office where one of the clerks ran our apps at 640 x > 480 on a 17" monitor, and used a large magnifying glass to read the > screen. Her vision was nearly gone, but she needed the job, and she > was a beloved and hard-working member of the staff. Watching her work > reminded me that we're all "abled" for only a brief period of time, > and that might be over any minute. Accommodating the needs of our > users is our job. > > Foxpro is tough to scale, especially on complex and densely-laid-out > pages. Our last few FoxPro projects were spec'ed at a minimum > resolution of 800x600, and if we were creating new ones at this point, > they'd likely be 1024x768. The cheapest solution is likely suggesting > a larger monitor.Good quality 23" monitors are available around $200. > > Accessibility is a right, not a privilege. And while it may be > unusual, it's not "abnormal user behavior." It's an unusual request, > sure. > > You have an accessibility issue here, and I suggest you get in touch > with the user's employer to determine how you both can best > accommodate the user. (Hint: suggest to the employer that a larger > monitor is a lot cheaper than a lot of custom programming hours.) > > One of our list members here works with disabled individuals, and he > suggested you test your web pages, among other ways, by increasing the > size three or four times. If the form still works, you're good, if > not, back to the drawing board. That idea changed the way I did layout > and improved my design skills. >
Ok ok, it was a mistake to say "joker" to describe this. And the employer IS the guy in question. He just bought 24" monitors, btw. And he has perfect eyesight and is in his 40s. Still, I didn't mean to seem that I didn't care about the user, because now that I reflect moreso on it, I realize that there's potential users who are NOT as healthy as this guy. I'm just cranky today and wondered if it was possible to accommodate this REQUEST (and not a "joker move"...there...I corrected it) without having to retool too much. p.s. This is a reminder as to why I like SIMPLE screens when possible, rather than one behemoth form as the main form is in this app. It's nice to see everything in this one screen, but it makes design changes like this MUCH harder. p.p.s. Sorry if I came off pissy. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
