On Apr 20, 2011, at 12:51 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
> I've got a user who emails me today and says "I increased the type size
> on my computer settings and the entire screen fits past the bottom of
> the screen. So just need a better way for your program and not affect
> my other screen and programs."
>
> I adjusted the anchor properties such that the forms should stretch just
> fine, but if he's monkeying around with the Font Size %, well, I can
> only say that I've seen that in past gigs and it's not pretty.
>
> How do you deal with this? This seems like abnormal user behavior, if
> I'm understanding correctly. I know at the last gig I had, users who
> did increase their font size via the Window settings did so at their own
> peril/risk.
I watch most of the younger developers I work with, and they have the
highest resolution and the tiniest fonts possible on their displays. At my age,
my eyes can't possibly read that, much less work that way.
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.
One of the things (among many!) that I prefer about developing UIs in
Dabo is the use of sizers to handle the layout. While it would be nice to have
this when developing on a single platform, it is essential when the same layout
has to work on multiple platforms, with the different default widget sizes,
fonts, etc. - it would be impossible to make things line up consistently
without them. And as a result, different user font settings are automatically
accounted for - in fact, we provide the same shortcut keys that browsers use to
allow users to change their font sizes easily in our apps.
-- Ed Leafe
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