Package: sun-java5-plugin
Version: 1.5.0-13-1
Severity: important
File: sun-java5-plugin
note: i am not a java programmer.
according to a FAQ,
15. In a Java Applet can the user alter format attributes such as font and
background color, text font, and
font size?
Unless the format changing method is built into the Java Applet,
the user cannot alter the format. Browser
user preference will not apply (though would be a good source of
information for setting the format).
-- http://trace.wisc.edu/world/java/javaqa.htm
this represents a fundamental and severe accessibility problem,
because it guarantees the existence of many, many java applets that
cannot be used by people who need large fonts. applet writers
*normally* neglect to include even the most basic accessibility
features including font size. it is impossible to get them all to
understand how important this is. instead, it must be built into the
tools that they use.
there is no way to change the font size to a size that works for the
user; screen magnifiers and xorg -dpi cannot be used as workarounds
because the former cause screen real estate, window management, and
other issues and the latter is already set to whatever works best for
other applications. in other words, many, many applets are useless.
i suggest, at the very least, the ability for the end user to set
minimum font size on any applet that the end user runs.
i don't know if there is anything debian can easily do to fix this,
but convincing upstream to fix this, or fixing it in debian, will make
a huge difference.
thanks.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24myver-2-first (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages sun-java5-plugin depends on:
ii gal 2.0.4-1 GNOME web browser for advanced use
ii ice 1.1.7-1 Iceape Navigator (Internet browser
ii ice 2.0.0.11-1 lightweight web browser based on M
ii kon 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-2 KDE's advanced file manager, web b
ii lib 1.0.15-3 ALSA library
ii lib 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library
ii lib 1:1.0.3-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii lib 2:1.1.3-1 X11 Input extension library
ii lib 1:1.0.0.xsf1-1 X Printing Extension (Xprint) clie
ii lib 1:1.0.5-3 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii lib 2:1.0.3-1 X11 Testing -- Resource extension
ii moz 2:1.8+1.0.11~pre071022-0etch1+lenny1 Transition package for Iceape Navi
ii sun 1.5.0-13-1 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (
sun-java5-plugin recommends no packages.
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