On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 10:17 +0800, Shay Telfer wrote:
> >I'm not worried about mobile phones and PDAs for most of the people
> >who'd be accessing our sites, they're just made for an average home
> >user, some specifically targeting the elderly and not particularly
> >technologically knowledgable, or for specific clients to access form
> >work.
>
> Wouldn't the elderly be more likely to need assistive devices such as
> screen or braille readers? They're also more likely to bump the font
> size up, meaning that any careful screen layout may well be rendered
> useless.
Not just the elderly:
- People with visual impairments
- People who like to run their 120dpi monitor at 120dpi not 72.
I'm firmly in the "websites using `px' for text and major page elements
are broken; websites using small `pt' sizes are also infuriating" camp.
--
Craig Ringer
