Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Tim-L]

On 05/12/2018 03:12 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:

On Sat, 12 May 2018 13:17:18 -0400
Tim-L  wrote:

Eye issues are one of the reasons why I decided to be proactive with
a 20+ inch desktop monitor or use a 29 inch TV as a monitor. I have a
17 inch laptop as well.  I did this knowing my eyes will get worse
over the years and starting to get use to alternatives before I need
them.

Well right. But (a) one shouldn't have to spend extra on larger
monitors to get an font size one can read and (b) if you set your
expectations whilst your eyes are still OK, aren't you worried that
you'll need to buy an even bigger monitor as and when your eyesight
does deteriorate?

I bought the larger monitor, when the old one need replacing. Also, I 
had upgraded to a full HD graphics card a few months before, when some 
of my packages started needing a larger resolution. DeVeDe is one that I 
use that no longer fit on a screen with 1366x768. The 17 inch laptop is 
my only one that has a large enough resolution.


To be honest, I only buy new hardware when I have some "extra" money to 
afford it.  I had some unexpected money come in last spring, so I bought 
a mobility "scooter", the new laptop, a video projector, and other 
things in order of need to want. With the large resolution laptop, I use 
it with the largest resolution, but when my eyes get worse I can reduce 
the resolution. Same with the large monitor. The HD TV as a monitor was 
originally for streaming online content, since I did not want to pay 
double/triple the cost for a "smart" TV. Also, it is great to have a 
volume control on a remote when you want to listen to music or audio 
books while not close to the player. I do not like to use my phone that 
way if I am in my apartment.


AS FOR the font size, I know several people who do need larger font 
sizes to use a computer - most time a laptop is used with access 
packages like "Onboard" and "Screen Reader" in Linux, or similar types 
of software on Windows. Also there has been studies about what makes a 
font easier to read the text better than a different font. I have used a 
web page "stylesheet.css" file to control the font size and font type.


My default style sheet contains several colors in various sizes and 
serif and san-serif fonts - listed from preferred to generic with fonts 
that were installed by default on Windows and Mac systems when I created 
it.  It really is nice that LibreOffice has the control of the font 
sizes for the menus and other internal use of text.  I have packages 
that do not do that - which is too bad for them and their low vision users.


#s14green
   {
   font-size:   14.0pt;
   font-family: "Georgia", "Palantino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", 
"Times New Roman", "Times", serif;

       color:#006400
   }

#n10blue
      {
  font-family: "Tahoma", "Geneva", "Verdana", "Arial", "Hevetica", 
"Trebuchet MS", "Monico", san-serif;

      color: #80;
      font-size: 10pt;
      }



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[toki]

On 05/12/2018 07:12 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:

> you'll need to buy an even bigger monitor as and when your eyesight does 
> deteriorate?

That will happen regardless of when the first "large" monitor is
purchased.  What some people do, to avoid the cost of purchasing bigger
and bigger monitors, is purchase a high end digital projector.
(Typically, these can enable a screen size of up to 300 inches.)


jonathon

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Thomas Blasejewicz]

On 2018/05/13 0:36, Jorge Rodríguez wrote:

Hi Thomas:

  You can do it follow this steps:

   Menu-Tools-Options-LibreOffice Writer-Basic Fons ( Western )

   There you can select the type and the size default font



Thank you.
Yes, I know that I can do that.
However .. that applies to the font of the text your are writing and NOT 
the interface.


Monitor size: I already use a 24-inch monitor at home.

Thomas

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Dave Howorth]

On Sat, 12 May 2018 13:17:18 -0400
Tim-L  wrote:
> Eye issues are one of the reasons why I decided to be proactive with
> a 20+ inch desktop monitor or use a 29 inch TV as a monitor. I have a
> 17 inch laptop as well.  I did this knowing my eyes will get worse
> over the years and starting to get use to alternatives before I need
> them.

Well right. But (a) one shouldn't have to spend extra on larger
monitors to get an font size one can read and (b) if you set your
expectations whilst your eyes are still OK, aren't you worried that
you'll need to buy an even bigger monitor as and when your eyesight
does deteriorate?

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Tim-L]

On 05/12/2018 09:49 AM, M Henri Day wrote:

​D​
en lör 12 maj 2018 kl 14:32 skrev Regina Henschel :


Hi Thomas,

the feature "scaling" has been removed in LO 5.3. The request to bring
it back is in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101646

Kind regards
Regina

Thomas Blasejewicz schrieb am 12.05.2018 um 13:08:

On 2018/05/12 19:00, Luuk wrote:

On 12-5-2018 04:55, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:

I know how to increase the size of the icons in the menu bars,
but unfortunately I could not yet figure out how to increase the
interface font size.
There seems to be no such item under "Options"

Could somebody please direct me to the relevant setting (in the hope,
there IS such setting).
Thank you
Thomas



In Windows 10 you can increase the size of the fonts for all
applications using:
- rightcLick the windows logo, and choos System
- choose Display
- under 'Change the size of text, apps, and other items', choose a
higher percentage (i.e. 125%)



Thank you, but that is not what I am looking for.
Most of my applications are individually set to the (interface) font
size that I like best.
I was hoping that LibreOffice let's me choose among some options ...

​Like Thomas, I think it would be useful to bring the scaling feature
back

Henri

Eye issues are one of the reasons why I decided to be proactive with a 
20+ inch desktop monitor or use a 29 inch TV as a monitor. I have a 17 
inch laptop as well.  I did this knowing my eyes will get worse over the 
years and starting to get use to alternatives before I need them.






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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[M Henri Day]

​D​
en lör 12 maj 2018 kl 14:32 skrev Regina Henschel :

> Hi Thomas,
>
> the feature "scaling" has been removed in LO 5.3. The request to bring
> it back is in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101646
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
>
> Thomas Blasejewicz schrieb am 12.05.2018 um 13:08:
> > On 2018/05/12 19:00, Luuk wrote:
> >> On 12-5-2018 04:55, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> >>> I know how to increase the size of the icons in the menu bars,
> >>> but unfortunately I could not yet figure out how to increase the
> >>> interface font size.
> >>> There seems to be no such item under "Options"
> >>>
> >>> Could somebody please direct me to the relevant setting (in the hope,
> >>> there IS such setting).
> >>> Thank you
> >>> Thomas
> >>>
> >>>
> >> In Windows 10 you can increase the size of the fonts for all
> >> applications using:
> >> - rightcLick the windows logo, and choos System
> >> - choose Display
> >> - under 'Change the size of text, apps, and other items', choose a
> >> higher percentage (i.e. 125%)
> >>
> >>
> > Thank you, but that is not what I am looking for.
> > Most of my applications are individually set to the (interface) font
> > size that I like best.
> > I was hoping that LibreOffice let's me choose among some options ...
>

​Like Thomas, I think it would be useful to bring the scaling feature
back

Henri

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Regina Henschel]

Hi Thomas,

the feature "scaling" has been removed in LO 5.3. The request to bring 
it back is in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101646


Kind regards
Regina

Thomas Blasejewicz schrieb am 12.05.2018 um 13:08:

On 2018/05/12 19:00, Luuk wrote:

On 12-5-2018 04:55, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:

I know how to increase the size of the icons in the menu bars,
but unfortunately I could not yet figure out how to increase the
interface font size.
There seems to be no such item under "Options"

Could somebody please direct me to the relevant setting (in the hope,
there IS such setting).
Thank you
Thomas



In Windows 10 you can increase the size of the fonts for all
applications using:
- rightcLick the windows logo, and choos System
- choose Display
- under 'Change the size of text, apps, and other items', choose a
higher percentage (i.e. 125%)



Thank you, but that is not what I am looking for.
Most of my applications are individually set to the (interface) font 
size that I like best.

I was hoping that LibreOffice let's me choose among some options ...




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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Thomas Blasejewicz]

On 2018/05/12 19:00, Luuk wrote:

On 12-5-2018 04:55, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:

I know how to increase the size of the icons in the menu bars,
but unfortunately I could not yet figure out how to increase the
interface font size.
There seems to be no such item under "Options"

Could somebody please direct me to the relevant setting (in the hope,
there IS such setting).
Thank you
Thomas



In Windows 10 you can increase the size of the fonts for all
applications using:
- rightcLick the windows logo, and choos System
- choose Display
- under 'Change the size of text, apps, and other items', choose a
higher percentage (i.e. 125%)



Thank you, but that is not what I am looking for.
Most of my applications are individually set to the (interface) font 
size that I like best.

I was hoping that LibreOffice let's me choose among some options ...

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer interface font size

[Luuk]

On 12-5-2018 04:55, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> Good morning
> Just installed LibreOffice 6.0.4 (on the computer where I had problems
> with copying).
>
> Because I am getting older and my vision deteriorates,
> the fist thing I always do with new/upgraded software is to increase
> interface font size.
>
> I know how to increase the size of the icons in the menu bars,
> but unfortunately I could not yet figure out how to increase the
> interface font size.
> There seems to be no such item under "Options"
>
> Could somebody please direct me to the relevant setting (in the hope,
> there IS such setting).
> Thank you
> Thomas
>
>

In Windows 10 you can increase the size of the fonts for all
applications using:
- rightcLick the windows logo, and choos System
- choose Display
- under 'Change the size of text, apps, and other items', choose a
higher percentage (i.e. 125%)


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