Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Thanks for chiming in. The size and case of the text. More and more
> senior citizens use computers and many have vision problems as acute
> or worse than my own.
Good news: Windows provides a built-in means for users to adjust their
font sizes system-wide. Now that I'm over 40 I wish Mac had that as
well. It's really handy, and I think you'll find most folks with
suboptimal vision have taken a moment with their control panel to adjust
their settings to fit their vision. Those that haven't should: it's
built in exactly for that reason, and only takes a couple seconds to change.
Bad news: Rev has no built-in way to accommodate the user's font size
settings. You can, however, get the registry setting for that and
adjust your layout accordingly. If that becomes a desirable option for
you I'd be happy to look up the reg key.
> For instance, the LC splash screen cannot be read by me due to the
> colors that are used, which is even worse than the often, small text
> sizes.
Study after study has shown that white on black is somewhere between
difficult and painful for readers of all ages. Too bad it's gotten a
rep for looking cool, since an ever-increasing variety of sites, UIs,
and even printed materials use that motif, while our ocular physiology
hasn't evolved at the same rate to make it any less of a bad idea. ;)
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
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