On Thu, 25 May 2006 10:17 pm, Patrick Lauke wrote: > > Michael Persson > > > > its just that for 10 years there is nothing that moves > > regading screen > > sizes and accesability > > have to follow the smallest standard size in order to not be > > refused by > > visitors. Screen sizes have changed drastically in the last 10 years - from 14" => 15" => 17" => 19" +. The real problem is the teachings at schools, TAFE, uni, community college, mate down the road, etc haven't evolved with the advances in screen design. How many people say that they have trouble seeing small text sizes but haven't a clue how to change the font size of screen elements without changing the resolution? > > Ever thought that maybe it's because people's eyes didn't evolve > over the last 10 years, so if somebody needs a lower resolution and > large text size, they'll still need it regardless of technology? > If you are worried about your eyes change the font size of elements or use the accessibility features built into every OS but keep the screen resolution high - it makes screen elements smooth! > > I dont think it work like that any longer, and HEY people need to buy > > screens and upgrade for god sake!!! > > See above. It's not a case of people not upgrading. If somebody needs > and prefers their resolution low, they'll set their machine to that > even on a large new 21" monitor. It's not an issue of people not > buying/upgrading. > As I said learn above ... to get the best out of your new 24" wide-screen LCD learn how to configure your system at the highest resolution and then adjust the font to a suitable size. > > Now you might got my point... > /* Removed - I was being facetious */ > Yes...real users stand in the way of your creativity, we get it. NO ... those with no vision stand in the way of creativity. > > P > ________________________________ > Patrick H. Lauke > Web Editor / University of Salford > http://www.salford.ac.uk > ________________________________ > Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force > http://webstandards.org/ > ________________________________ > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ******************************************************
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