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Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 3:05 PM
Subject: [SLUG] BIG Fonts in the African Savannah.
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> > From: Adam Bogacki
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 3:06 AM
> > Subject: [SLUG] Success ! And a query ....
> >
> > > Success ! As someone suggested it was just a matter of finding a check
box
> > > which I had neglected and the log-in worked. Thanks to those who
replied.
> > > However, I find the font size of Netscape 4.x a bit small and hard to
> > read.
> > > Is there a way of increasing it to about the size of 'larger' font in
> > > the 'View' menu of IE 5 ?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > * read the X11 Font deuglification HOWTO/FAQ.
>
> Where do I find this precious manuscript ?
You could have easily used google to search for it.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/FDU/index.html
> > * fix your font system. Scalable fonts are a must. TrueType
> > fonts are a highly recommended. There is documentation on how to set
up
> > xfs and xfstt (should you need it).
>
> I've selected the 'scalable fonts' option in Edit->Preferences->Fonts but
it, or inputting point sizes into the blank box (12, 14, 20), does not seem
to change the size of the browser fonts.
No. These are just your NS preferences. You _MUST_ get the X11 server to use
good fonts first. Yet again, look into xfs and xfstt depending on your
distro. [debian/potato? xfs-xtt. debian/slink? xfstt. RedHat? xfs.
Others? I dunno - you'll just have to look]
> > This won't make the fonts exessively large for people poorish vision,
but it
> > will make the fonts look as they should.
>
> Does one have to run a legal case, as with the late & unlamented SOCOG, to
get fonts adapted to people with short-sight (myopia) or other eye disorders
corrected by lenses but not usually considered a disability ? Post-cataract
surgery, as with Mum, might fit that criteria. Computers still largely use
visual information delivery media (screens) and if you are or have dealt
with people with failing sight, it becomes incredibly precious to them.
*sheesh* Get a grip.
My father has had the same surgery - and he still has his natural visual
acuity (and he was also naturally short sighted) - he just can't focus like
the rest of us, hence he needs reading glasses to use the computer.
This is the 21st Century. We have glasses to correct short-sightedness.
Its not a disability - calling it such just proves your ignorance as to what
it really is. We can't correct poor visual acuity - and that can be a
disability. Just don't mistake one for the other.
Futhermore, No adaptations to the fonts are needed. As I pointed out, my
suggestions bring the fonts to where they should be, which is usually enough
for people with 10/10 (normal) vision. If you have sub-10/10 vision, you're
not going to get any gain from running your systems at high resolutions
(unless you have a really large monitor) - so you might as well turn it down
which will automatically increase the visible size of your fonts.
I'm 6 dioptres (read: very) long-sighted - but even then, with my glasses I
effectively have 15/10 vision in my dominant eye - so don't tell me people
with glasses automatically have poor visual acuity - we don't.
> I suppose the other option is to try to upgrade to Netscape 6 in the hope
that it adresses such issues. At least MS, to its credit, does with IE 5.x
you could always just change the screen resolution like the rest of us do
when we can't read something because its too small. Or you could disable
document-specified fonts, which then permits you to completely specify font
and size for the browser.
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