Well, a pixel could be a tiny dot or it could be 5mm. So, really, isn't saying "font-size: 11px" proportional too?
It sounds like your friend needs a better screen magnifier. Increasing just the font size in the browser is a hack. The one build into OS X (see 'universal access' in system prefs) is excellent. It just zooms the whole screen and everything on it (fonts, divs, gifs, etc.). -j On Feb 14, 11:44 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Before (trying to) adopt jQuery, I've never used Javascript to control > content. In reading hundreds of blogs by Javascript developers over > the past weeks, I've been alarmed by their attitude to accessibility. > It's not just a matter of 'political correctness', and it's not just > about minority users. One tiny example: a friend of mine has rubbish > eyesight - she's not blind, she's fit to drive - she has her screen > resolution set to LARGE so she can read it. > > The other day, she wanted to open a new 'internet-only' savings > account. This is business; she has quite a lot of money to invest. The > idiot who made that bank's website hadn't accounted for variable > fonts; on her screen, the text overwrote the fields! So, she could not > open this account, which is only available via the Web, because the > form was unusable. The bank may as well have advertised the account > as "only available to savers with normal eyesight"! > > Things like this, you can fix very simply by making all your sizes > proportional - if my friend then has to scroll off the screen to fill > the form, she don't care, as long as she can read & complete it. > > All of my problems with jQuery, so far, have been to do with trying to > solve basic accessibility issues. I understand why making a site "do" > something feels more important! It's more exciting. But I wish you > would, at the same time, ensure a readily-available alternative that > can be used as well. > > Just a gentle reminder :) > Cherry.http://jquery.cherryaustin.com
