Yes, it is still worth it because those people who do know really, really appreciate it. They *hate* it when a site doesn't allow them to resize the font. Those who I've spoken with have a much stronger attachment to sites that work for them, which should be important to all clients.
I've not figured out how to let people know about it apart from showing anyone who comments that the text size on a site is too small. I also haven't figured out how to tell people about this feature on a site - 'accessibility' is probably not a great label. That said, can I rewrite your accessibilty statement for you (it's a bit passive and geeky)?: "Does the text look too small to you? This site contains 'relative fonts' which can easily be made larger or smaller as you need. If you are using Internet Explorer, you can do this by selecting 'View>Text size>Largest'. " Donna On 2 Sep 2005 at 10:56, Richard Czeiger wrote: > > Thanks Donna - Nice to hear from a usability professional. > I guess this raises the question: If we're all going hell-for-leather > making fluid siteswith relative fonts for increased usability / > accessibility and no one knows about it or how to use it, then: > > a) Is it worth the effort? > Emotionally, I'd say 'yes'. I want to do the right thing, but if > testing, debugging and getting it to work properly is an extra 2 - 3 > hours of development time then is it worth it economically (for my > client)? > > b) How do we tell people about it? > What's the best way to spread the word? > In my sites' Accessibility Statement, I have the following text: > ------------ > This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the > user-specified "text size" option in visual browsers. This option can > be adjusted by the user, allowing them to change the text size of > their browser. ------------ > > But is it enough? How many people read my beautifully written > Accessibility Statement anyway? Should I be putting up a separate page > "How to change your text size" and link to it in the footer of every > page? If so, my footers are getting a little crowded... 1. Copyright > 2. Disclaimer 3. Privacy 4. Accessibility 5. Site Map Now.. 6. Change > Text Size > > Seems a bit like overkill, no? > -- Donna Maurer Maadmob Interaction Design e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] work: http://maadmob.com.au/ blog: http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/ AOL IM: maadmob ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
